The Nut Job
2014 · Movie · PG · 85 min · ★ 5.9 · 25% critics
After being kicked out of his park, a grumpy squirrel struggles to survive in the city until he discovers a nut shop that could solve the animals’ winter food crisis. As the park community debates trust and teamwork, a risky plan forms around getting the stash before time runs out.
Also known as The Nut Job 3D · The Nut Job 1
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-01-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 25/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.9/10 (1,030 votes)
- Box office
- $120,885,527
- Budget
- $42,000,000
About
You may enjoy this if you want a light, kid-focused animal caper with bright visuals and simple stakes, similar to Wonder Park or Ice Age: Collision Course; Not for you if you dislike mean-spirited humor, repetitive jokes, or thin characters.
Pros: decent animation; a few kid laughs; simple winter stakes | Cons: unlikeable characters; repetitive nut jokes; messy heist plot
Themes
- squirrel
- villain
- heist
- anthropomorphism
- park
- animals
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- nut
Cast & crew
Will Arnett
as Surly (voice)
Brendan Fraser
as Grayson (voice)
Liam Neeson
as Raccoon (voice)
Katherine Heigl
as Andie (voice)
Stephen Lang
as King (voice)
Maya Rudolph
as Precious (voice)
Jeff Dunham
as Mole (voice)
Gabriel Iglesias
as Jimmy (voice)
Sarah Gadon
as Lana (voice)
- JR
James Rankin
as Fingers (voice)
Directed by Peter Lepeniotis