The Secret of the Nutcracker

2008

1h 30m

Kids & Family

Holiday

Adventure

Fantasy

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14%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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Clara (Janelle Jorde) embarks on a magic journey on Christmas Eve to save her father from a World War II prison camp.

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Matthew H

I didn't make it too far into this movie before turning it off. Was hoping for the nutcracker but I got this. I couldn't believe the mom wanted to reward the boys for being late, picking a terrible tree, and destroying the kitchen. Music was good though.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Will S

I can honestly say this is one of the worst movies I've seen to date. I was never expecting Nazi bears to featuring a family Christmas movie. I Decided to turn this movie off after getting an hour in, and have never regretted that decision. Not a fan at all, and I definitely wouldn't classify this as a family film, the nazi bear scene is quite terrifying to be honest. The story was also very odd, and extremely hard to follow. One word to describe it was lacklustre. I genuinely don't think there is any value in this for most people, especially families wanting a jolly Christmas movie/experience.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/23

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Audience Member

Speechless, the music was great, the story was mind boggling like a Jules Verne novel very hard to follow. Rating very difficult.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Certainly a one-of-a-kind adaptation, the most obvious deviations being Clara using her own likeness rendered in a dancing crystal tear as a freeze grenade against faceless and drooling Nazi creatures clad in wolves' skin, and the waltz with her fantasized Nutcracker-postboy in a mist-filled marble palace amidst feathered dancers. 'Wide awake, sleeping and dreaming, all at the same time.'

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Eric Till

Director

Brian Cox

Drosselmeyer

Janelle Jorde

Clara

Helene Joy

Mom

Tom Carey

Dad

Brendan Meyer

Frank

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Synopsis

Clara (Janelle Jorde) embarks on a magic journey on Christmas Eve to save her father from a World War II prison camp.

Director: Eric Till
Producer: Joe Novak, Shirley Vercruysse
Screenwriter: John Murrell
Rating: PG
Genre: Kids & Family, Holiday, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 31, 2016
Runtime: 1h 30m

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