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The Nut Job

  • 20142014
  • PGPG
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
29K
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Katherine Heigl, Will Arnett, Jeff Dunham, Gabriel Iglesias, Joe Pingue, and Maya Rudolph in The Nut Job (2014)
Surly, a mischievous squirrel, and his rat friend Buddy, plan a nut store heist of outrageous proportions and unwittingly find themselves embroiled in a much more complicated and hilarious adventure.
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AnimationAdventureComedy
An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren survive by raiding a nut store, a location that also happens to be a front for a human gang's bank... Read allAn incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren survive by raiding a nut store, a location that also happens to be a front for a human gang's bank robbery.An incorrigibly self-serving exiled squirrel finds himself helping his former park brethren survive by raiding a nut store, a location that also happens to be a front for a human gang's bank robbery.
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
29K
YOUR RATING
    • Peter Lepeniotis
  • Writers
    • Peter Lepeniotis(story by)
    • Lorne Cameron
    • Daniel Woo(story by)
  • Stars
    • Will Arnett(voice)
    • Brendan Fraser(voice)
    • Liam Neeson(voice)
    • Peter Lepeniotis
  • Writers
    • Peter Lepeniotis(story by)
    • Lorne Cameron
    • Daniel Woo(story by)
  • Stars
    • Will Arnett(voice)
    • Brendan Fraser(voice)
    • Liam Neeson(voice)
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    • 91User reviews
    • 123Critic reviews
    • 37Metascore
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    Katherine Heigl, Jeff Dunham, Gabriel Iglesias, Annick Obonsawin, and Joe Pingue in The Nut Job (2014)
    Will Arnett in The Nut Job (2014)
    Katherine Heigl in The Nut Job (2014)
    Julie Lemieux, Scott McCord, James Rankin, and Scott Yaphe in The Nut Job (2014)
    Rob Tinkler in The Nut Job (2014)
    Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, and Rob Tinkler in The Nut Job (2014)
    Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, and Rob Tinkler in The Nut Job (2014)
    Will Arnett and Rob Tinkler in The Nut Job (2014)
    Katherine Heigl, Gabriel Iglesias, Annick Obonsawin, Joe Pingue, James Rankin, and Scott Yaphe in The Nut Job (2014)
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    Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl, Jeff Dunham, Gabriel Iglesias, Annick Obonsawin, and Joe Pingue in The Nut Job (2014)
    Katherine Heigl and Rob Tinkler in The Nut Job (2014)

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    Will Arnett
    Will Arnett
    • Surly
    • (voice)
    Brendan Fraser
    Brendan Fraser
    • Grayson
    • (voice)
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Raccoon
    • (voice)
    Katherine Heigl
    Katherine Heigl
    • Andie
    • (voice)
    Stephen Lang
    Stephen Lang
    • King
    • (voice)
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    • Precious
    • (voice)
    Jeff Dunham
    Jeff Dunham
    • Mole
    • (voice)
    Gabriel Iglesias
    Gabriel Iglesias
    • Jimmy
    • (voice)
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Lana
    • (voice)
    James Rankin
    James Rankin
    • Fingers
    • (voice)
    Scott Yaphe
    • Lucky
    • (voice)
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Johnny
    • (voice)
    Annick Obonsawin
    Annick Obonsawin
    • Jamie
    • (voice)
    • (as Annick Obonswin)
    Julie Lemieux
    Julie Lemieux
    • Girl Scout
    • (voice)
    Rob Tinkler
    Rob Tinkler
    • Redline
    • (voice)
    • …
    James Kee
    • Rat
    • (voice)
    • …
    Scott McCord
    Scott McCord
    • Police Officer
    • (voice)
    • …
    Katie Griffin
    Katie Griffin
    • Pigeon
    • (voice)
      • Peter Lepeniotis
    • Writers
      • Peter Lepeniotis(story by)
      • Lorne Cameron
      • Daniel Woo(story by)
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    • Trivia
      It is the most expensive animated movie co-produced in South Korea.
    • Goofs
      The slats on the water wheel are the wrong way around to allow it to turn in the direction of the water flow.
    • Quotes

      Surly: Buddy, we found it! The lost city of Nutlantis!

    • Crazy credits
      During the end credits all the characters, plus an animated Psy, dance to Gangnam Style.
    • Alternate versions
      On the Nickelodeon/Nick@Nite (U.S.) airings, the entire end credits sequence (complete with a mid-credit scene and post-credits animation) is omitted in favor of the network's on-screen credits over the ending scene.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Reviews: The Nut Job (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      N.E.V.E.R
      Performed by Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana D)

      Written by Alana Da Fonseca (as Alana da Fonseca) and Ali Dee (as Ali Theodore)

      Courtesy of DeeTown Entertainment

    User reviews91

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    4/10
    A squirrelly, yet underwhelming effort
    Surly, an adjective and a name apparently, embarks on an adventure to obtain food for the approaching winter. He runs across some wacky characters and antics ensue. The Good: Art- The time spent on the animal and human designs was readily apparent throughout the film. I could pick out individual hairs in the animals' coats. I also liked that the artists paid attention to the animals' mouths. They were not just mere flaps of skin covering teeth, but it looked like the mouth region actually had some depth, that the lips were also 3D along with the rest of the animal. The humans had a distinct look and style about them that made me think of 2D cartoons. Big and imposing, shady and dangerous, cute and cuddly, the artwork certainly helped draw a person in. Ambition- The Nut Job tried to draw on several genres of film. It attempts to reshape these stories and form into a family friendly movie. I could spot a crime drama, a voyage of self discovery, a tale of redemption and rejoining society, just to name a few. The film also provided some rudimentary information about the animal species through dialogue, so it did have some educational moments. Whether or not the film succeeded in its ambitions will be covered in the not-so-good section. The Not-So-Good: Pacing- What a colossal mess. The Nut Job is a short 86 minutes and the film tried to show at least three different story arcs. The audience is not shown how the characters will respond to any event because the next event is following hot on the heels of its predecessor. Because of this, any connection or concern for the characters is lost in the fray of action and fart jokes...yes, I'll get there too. Characters- Unfortunately the pacing of the film allows the survival of only the most basic character types. Might as well forget about character development too. And learning. And change for the better. Comedy- I had hoped that the family film genre had grown past this, I really did. Situational and character-based comedy has made significant headway into the family films. Granted it may be a little silly to laugh at Mr. Potato-Head's parts stuck in a flour tortilla, but I found it to be incredibly funny. Or how about when a mermaid becomes a human and, as a result of misguiding information told to her in a previous scene, she puts a fork and a pipe to hilarious use at the dinner table. Fart jokes. Maybe with the compressed story arcs, the only form of comic relief could come from this. The Nut Job tried to meld several different genres and in so doing, did not execute any of them well. You've seen better representatives of the genres attempted here and I'd suggest seeing them instead. 4/10
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      • January 17, 2014 (United States)
      • Canada
      • South Korea
      • United States
      • Official site (Japan)
      • Dutch
      • English
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      • Endgame Entertainment
      • Gulfstream Pictures
      • Open Road Films (II)
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    • 1 hour 25 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • Dolby Surround 7.1
      • Dolby Atmos

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