The Nut Job

"No nuts, no glory."

2014 1h 25m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 1,073

AnimationComedyFamilyAdventure

Synopsis

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Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.

“No nuts, no glory.”

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Cast

Will Arnett
Surly (voice)
Brendan Fraser
Grayson (voice)
Liam Neeson
Raccoon (voice)
Katherine Heigl
Andie (voice)
Stephen Lang
King (voice)
Maya Rudolph
Precious (voice)
Jeff Dunham
Mole (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias
Jimmy (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Lepeniotis
Writers: Peter Lepeniotis, Daniel Woo, Lorne Cameron
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, South Korea, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, South Korea, United States of America.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Nut Job Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Intson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Paul Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Will Arnett and Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "No nuts, no glory.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Peter Lepeniotis directs. Paul Intson scores. Paul Hunter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Canada, South Korea, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Canada, South Korea, United States of America.
4Part of the "The Nut Job Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Original score by Paul Intson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Paul Hunter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Will Arnett and Brendan Fraser and Liam Neeson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "No nuts, no glory.".
9IMDB entry: tt1821658 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "squirrel", "villain", "heist", "anthropomorphism".
11Released under 20 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Paul Intson
Editing: Paul Hunter
Sound: Keith Elliott
Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $42,000,000
Box office: $120,885,527
Return: 288% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Nut Job (2014)

Part of

The Nut Job Collection

A computer-animated comedy film series based originally on the short film, Surly Squirrel by Peter Lepeniotis. The films follow the animals of Liberty Park: Surly, Andie, Buddy and various other characters.

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Peter Lepeniotis

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Kamurai2020-07-25
★ 2/10
Horrible watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend, even for younger audiences. I have no idea how this thing got a sequel. It's supposed to be two parallel mob heist stories, but they don't really line up past there being a heist. None of the characters are interesting or likeable, maybe the girl squirrel, the dog, and the mute rat but that's more because they are lovable stupid / naive. You're not supposed to still dislike the "heroes" at the end of the movie. The writing parts of this that are remotely interesting are too complex for kids to get and they don't pan out. It's literally a lot of "squirrels like nuts", "squirrels try to get nuts", "humans don't like squirrels", repeat. Anything endearing about this is more annoying. Even when the "twists" happen, they don't mean anything because they're all still jerks, even if they happened to do the right thing.

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