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The Nutcracker

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Christmas in Vienna is a dull affair for 9-year-old Mary (Elle Fanning), until her beloved Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane) arrives and gives her a special gift: an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas night the nutcracker -- named NC -- comes to life and takes Mary to its magical land of sugarplum fairies and talking toys. Mary discovers that the wondrous kingdom faces a dire threat from the evil Rat King, and when the nutcracker is kidnapped, she must rally her new friends to save NC.

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Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter 12/06/2010
Delivering the cinematic equivalent of a lump of coal in a Christmas stocking, The Nutcracker in 3D is an apparent Scrooge-like attempt by Russian filmmaker Andrei Konchalovsky to forever ruin children's associations with the classic Yuletide ballet. Go to Full Review Liam Lacey Globe and Mail 12/03/2010
1/4
One of the most misguided children's films ever made. Go to Full Review Dana Stevens Slate 11/29/2010
This non-balletic adaptation by the Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky is something gnarled and stunted and wrong, something that should never have been allowed to see the light of day. How's that for a holiday-ad pullquote? Go to Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com 09/18/2020
.5/4.0
Konchalovsky takes the basic, very basic, storyline and runs amok with it. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine 03/27/2019
Do not see this movie. Do not take your children to this movie. Do not be tempted by the title, or dancing visions of sugar-plum fairies. Do not put on the 3-D glasses. Go to Full Review Rob Vaux Mania.com 12/24/2012
F-
It's flawless in its flaws, without a single redeeming element to obscure its idealized awfulness. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rev G Nov 15 Like a really bad fever dream. Undoubtedly the product of a diseased mind. Harkens The Producers, but sadly not for the right reasons. Uneven. Garish and in astonishingly poor taste. See more Stephen C @bob25009 Aug 19 Success in 1 hour and 48 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $190,600.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! See more Dustin B. @DustinBalascio Aug 11 World War 2 imagery, Adding lyrics to ballets, and a complete misunderstanding of the source material are what makes this film so unbearable. See more Claire G Jun 16 How did this get produced. Offensive parallels with history, terrible songs, questionable characters and story telling, and some nightmare fuel imagery. I can’t believe this exists. See more Nat T Mar 30 Like a car crash you desperately want to look away from See more Denise O Mar 28 The Nutcracker mixed with Schindler's List and a particularly nasty acid trip I had in the late 80's. See more Read all reviews
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Andrey Konchalovskiy

Director

Elle Fanning

Mary

Nathan Lane

Uncle Albert

John Turturro

Rat King

Frances de la Tour

Rat Queen

Charlie Rowe

NC

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Synopsis Christmas in Vienna is a dull affair for 9-year-old Mary (Elle Fanning), until her beloved Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane) arrives and gives her a special gift: an enchanted nutcracker. On Christmas night the nutcracker -- named NC -- comes to life and takes Mary to its magical land of sugarplum fairies and talking toys. Mary discovers that the wondrous kingdom faces a dire threat from the evil Rat King, and when the nutcracker is kidnapped, she must rally her new friends to save NC.
Director
Andrey Konchalovskiy
Producer
Andrey Konchalovskiy, Paul Lowin
Screenwriter
Andrey Konchalovskiy, Chris Solimine
Distributor
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co
Nutcracker Holdings, HCC Media Group
Rating
PG (Brief Smoking|Action|Scary Images|Thematic Material)
Genre
Holiday, Musical, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 3, 2010, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 2, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$190.6K
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Dolby
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