A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.A young girl is transported into a magical world of gingerbread soldiers and an army of mice.
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
33K
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- Directors
- Writers
- Ashleigh Powell(screen story and screenplay by)
- E.T.A. Hoffmann(suggested by the short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" written by)
- Marius Petipa(suggested by the "Nutcracker Ballet" by)
- Stars
Top credits
- Directors
- Writers
- Ashleigh Powell(screen story and screenplay by)
- E.T.A. Hoffmann(suggested by the short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" written by)
- Marius Petipa(suggested by the "Nutcracker Ballet" by)
- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
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- Directors
- Writers
- Ashleigh Powell(screen story and screenplay by) (screenplay by)
- E.T.A. Hoffmann(suggested by the short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" written by)
- Marius Petipa(suggested by the "Nutcracker Ballet" by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a one-of-a-kind key that will unlock a box that holds a priceless gift from her late mother. A golden thread presented to her at godfather Drosselmeyer's (Morgan Freeman's) annual holiday party, leads her to the coveted key which promptly disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. It's there that Clara encounters a soldier named Phillip (Jayden Fowora-Knight), a gang of mice, and the regents who preside over three Realms: Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers, and Land of Sweets. Clara and Phillip must brave the ominous Fourth Realm, home to the tyrant Mother Ginger (Dame Helen Mirren), to retrieve Clara's key and hopefully return harmony to the unstable world.
- Taglines
- In 2018, the legend you know has a dark side.
- Genres
- Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for some mild peril
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaMarie was name of the heroine of E.T.A. Hoffmann's original Nutcracker tale. She was renamed Clara in Alexandre Dumas' adaptation, on which the ballet was based. This movie's heroine is Clara, daughter of Marie.
- GoofsHawthorne queries what Christmas is, suggesting that the holiday doesn't exist within the four realms, yet within the four realms conifers are explicitly referred to as "Christmas trees" twice.
- Quotes
Drosselmeyer: [from teaser trailer] It's Christmas Eve. A time of mystery, expectations, who knows what might happen?
- Crazy creditsThe Disney logo plays an alternative orchestral version of "When You Wish Upon A Star", arranged by James Newton Howard and conducted by Gustavo Dudamel featuring solo pianist Lang Lang. When the logo is complete, Drosselmeyer's owl flies past the castle and into the opening shot of the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Hollywood Express: Episode #14.34 (2016)
- SoundtracksThe Nutcracker Suite
Composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Produced by James Newton Howard
Conducted by Gustavo Dudamel
Featured Piano Soloist - [Láng Lang]
Lang Lang appears courtesy of Universal Music Limited (Hong Kong)
Top review
Beautiful Entertainment for Children
In the Victorian England, the teenager Clara (Mackenzie Foy) is a young scientist that lives with her older sister Louise (Ellie Bamber), her younger brother Fritz (Tom Sweet) and her widower father Mr. Stahlbaum (Matthew Macfadyen). The family misses their mother and wife Marie Stahlbaum (Anna Madeley), who was also a scientist and has recently passed away. On the Christmas Eve, Mr. Stahlbaum delivers a gift left by Marie for each sibling and Clara receives an egg-shaped locked box without a key to open it. The family goes to the ball promoted by Clara's godfather Drosselmeyer (Morgan Freeman), who is also a man of science, to spend the night and she asks for the key to him. When Mr. Drosselmeyer delivers his gifts for each child he is hosting, Clara crosses the boundary of a world created by her mother, where Clara is a princess, and ruled by the regents of the realms Land of Snowflakes, Land of Flowers, and Land of Sweets that protect them from Mother Ginger (Helen Mirren), who is the tyrant of the Fourth Realm in the beginning of an adventure full of fantasy and betrayal.
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is a beautiful family entertainment for children. The cinematography and CGI are amazing and will certainly satisfy the target audience. The cast has names such as Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and Keira Knightley, but the lead actress Mackenzie Foy is weak. Unfortunately, the story is silly for adults, and the film does not have any heart. Lasse Hallström is a magnificent director, but this movie is bureaucratic and shows no emotion. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Quebra-Nozes e os Quatro Reinos" ("The Nutcracker and the Four Realms")
"The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" is a beautiful family entertainment for children. The cinematography and CGI are amazing and will certainly satisfy the target audience. The cast has names such as Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and Keira Knightley, but the lead actress Mackenzie Foy is weak. Unfortunately, the story is silly for adults, and the film does not have any heart. Lasse Hallström is a magnificent director, but this movie is bureaucratic and shows no emotion. My vote is six.
Title (Brazil): "O Quebra-Nozes e os Quatro Reinos" ("The Nutcracker and the Four Realms")
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- Jun 9, 2020
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- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Kẹp Hạt Dẻ và Bốn Vương Quốc
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $120,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $54,858,851
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $20,352,491
- Nov 4, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $173,961,069
- Runtime1 hour 39 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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