Hampered by an unlikable central character and source material stretched too thin to cover its brief running time, The Nut Job will provoke an allergic reaction in all but the least demanding moviegoers.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Peter Lepeniotis -
Producer -
Wookyung Jung , Graham Moloy -
Screenwriter -
Lorne Cameron , Peter Lepeniotis -
Distributor -
Open Road -
Production Co -
Redrover Co. Ltd. , Gulfstream Pictures , ToonBox Entertainment -
Rating -
PG (Rude Humor|Mild Action) -
Genre -
Kids & Family , Comedy , Adventure , Animation -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jan 17, 2014, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 9, 2015 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$64.2M -
Runtime -
1h 26m