The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

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The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

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Released Aug 11, 2017

1h 31m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Animation

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Surly the squirrel and his animal friends find out that the corrupt mayor of Oakton plans to bulldoze their beloved Liberty Park to make way for an amusement park. Hoping to save the place they call home, Surly, Andie, Buddy and the rest of the gang join forces with Mr. Feng, a seemingly cute and innocent mouse who happens to be a fierce master of kung fu.

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Critics Consensus

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature may be a slight improvement over its predecessor, but its frantic animated antics still offer minimal entertainment to all but the least discriminating viewers.

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Helen O'Hara

Empire Magazine

Loud, silly and tired. Aside from an almost-fun Jackie Chan cameo, this is enough to give anyone a severe nut allergy.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 13, 2017

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The computer graphics are ugly and dated, the plot a clump of clichés, and with one notable exception, you can almost hear the voice cast scrolling through their phones in the recording booth.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 13, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

It's a decent if unexceptional family option.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 13, 2017

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Julian Lytle

Punch Drunk Critics

So from all this, I think you can see I didn't really care for this movie, I think people should really sit this one out and let it fail so that hopefully they learn not to put out a project like this into the market just to make a little cash.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jan 11, 2020

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Cate Marquis

We Are Movie Geeks

Fans of the first film may like this more coherent sequel but otherwise The Nut Job 2 is pretty forgettable stuff, and seems unlikely to generate a third movie.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 26, 2019

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S. Indra Sathiabalan

The Sun Daily (Malaysia)

The story is predictable, but it is much better that the sleep-inducing first movie... But go watch it as a standalone film, and you will be fine.

Mar 9, 2019

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Stephen C

What the flying ****?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/25

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Aayan I

The Nut Job 2 was a tiny bit better than the 1st. the animation is really good. but everything else was pretty forgettable. the scenes were pretty boring and i thought the story was a little bit better, but the characters were still unlikable. overall, 4.5/10.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/04/25

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JOEL T

good movie not better then the first one

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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Audience Member

It was ok animation not as good as first.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/14/24

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Kilo R

I loved this movie! The quality of the models was greatly improved too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/27/23

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ana luisa u

Sigue siendo entrenida y ya los personajes son olvidables el humor es pésimo y el protagonista es meh la animación no esta tan mal es un 4.4 de 10

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/16/23

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Synopsis

Surly the squirrel and his animal friends find out that the corrupt mayor of Oakton plans to bulldoze their beloved Liberty Park to make way for an amusement park. Hoping to save the place they call home, Surly, Andie, Buddy and the rest of the gang join forces with Mr. Feng, a seemingly cute and innocent mouse who happens to be a fierce master of kung fu.

Director: Cal Brunker
Producer: Harry Linden, Kim Jongsoo, Lee Youngki, Jonghan Kim, Bob Barlen
Screenwriter: Scott Bindley, Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: Open Road, Gulfstream Pictures, ToonBox Entertainment
Rating: PG (Action and Some Rude Humor)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 11, 2017, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 31, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $28.3M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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