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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

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In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are under way. Clara (Vanessa Sharp) is excited when her godfather, Herr Drosselmeier (Hugh Bigney), arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the rest of the household is sleeping, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world that is both dark and enchanting.
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Joly Herman Common Sense Media Slightly creepy undertone to lovely staging of classic. Rated: 3/5 Dec 14, 2010 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nanette G Creepy. Annoying. Hard to watch. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/09/24 Full Review Teddy B Maurice Sendak's unique vision that simply oozes through the art direction and the faithfulness to the story help differentiate this version from the gigantic bargain bin that is The Nutcracker adaptations. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Even with the Maurice Sendak-designed sets and direction by Carroll Ballard, this version of the classic ballet seems rather stilted. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member Super surreal and more than a little bizarre, but one of those holiday classics you just can't do without. Sure to traumatize/delight generations of to come. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member My favorite Christmas Movie growing up. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Gideon L A beautiful ballet completely ruined by the "genius" of Maurice Sendak. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/31/12 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are under way. Clara (Vanessa Sharp) is excited when her godfather, Herr Drosselmeier (Hugh Bigney), arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the rest of the household is sleeping, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world that is both dark and enchanting.
Director
Carroll Ballard
Producer
Willard Carroll, Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Thomas L. Wilhite
Production Co
Kushner-Locke Company
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Music
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 5, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$659.9K
Runtime
1h 24m
Sound Mix
Surround
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