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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

PG Released Nov 2, 2018 1h 39m Kids & Family Holiday Fantasy Adventure TRAILER for List
32% Tomatometer 205 Reviews 35% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
Young Clara needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip, a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms. Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land.
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Lacking a transporting yuletide story or dazzling dance routines, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a hollow holiday confection that's lovely to look at -- and easy to forget.

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Roxana Hadadi Chesapeake Family Magazine Disney's pretty-looking The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is immediately forgettable. The disparate elements of the story barely fit together. Rated: 2.5/5 Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Wenlei Ma News.com.au Younger audiences will enjoy the bright colours and fun energy but it's unlikely to leave a lasting impression. Sometimes, that's enough. But don't expect it to become an instant favourite. Rated: 3/5 Nov 25, 2018 Full Review Victoria Smith (Gloswitch) New Statesman At times it has the feel of a computer game: cross the bridge, open the gates, jump off the wall, beat the boss. Only characters in computer games tend to be more unpredictable, with more than one twist. Nov 12, 2018 Full Review Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) It has grand ambitions and a decent eye for visuals. But its presentation is soulless and unrefined, coming off less like a magical adventure of its own right, and more like the sugar free alternative to Narnia. Rated: 2/5 Jul 14, 2024 Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture A film that keeps throwing production design at you to obscure the fact that nearly everything else is a bit of a mess. Rated: 4/10 May 13, 2022 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A 99-minute mess of stilted dialogue, wooden performances, and predictable themes. Rated: 1.5/4 Mar 8, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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John W The impression is that they changed the story half-way through and the goodies became baddies. Why was the frozen sentry in the box being called "The Nutcracker"? In the Hoffman story The Nutcracker was a prince changed into a wooden nutcracker. This story lacked a good script or decent storyboard. The fact that it was being shown at the smallest screen in a multiplex just before Christmas says how little the exhibitors though of it. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/10/24 Full Review Dale R A retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann’s short story “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” and Marius Petipa’s and Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker”. There are several things that I appreciate in this film. First, they included some of the music from Tchaikovsky’s ballet in the film, which was a great nod to one of the sources of inspiration for the film. Second, the design for the castle in the four realms was based on Russian architecture, another great nod. The costume design was also on point here! The writing, editing and direction are the real problems in this movie. Weird jump cuts in montages, poorly written conflict and a villain that was obviously a villain from their first scene. The CGI fest was also hit or miss. I’d say skip this film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/07/24 Full Review Darren G This is awful movie!! 😭😭🍿🍿 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/04/24 Full Review Gorptholemew T 🍀 5.3/10 I like the scene where they role-play, in Clara turns into the Nutcracker. Clara is so pissed off. This whole film and I find it hysterical. The villain in this movie is literally Eric Cartman I guess the real message is society against gingers. Getting real here the set pieces and visuals are pretty great I don't mind the characters but they're nothing really that special still good enough just nothing really new. This movie exists it's out there go watch it maybe or don't it doesn't matter. Grade C+ Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/23/24 Full Review Alec B Feels like it was written and directed by an AI. Also, its really depressing that Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" adaptation appears to have been the most influential movie on the aesthetic of Disney's live action adaptations. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/08/24 Full Review Holly S até que foi legal, mas... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Young Clara needs a magical, one-of-a-kind key to unlock a box that contains a priceless gift. A golden thread leads her to the coveted key, but it soon disappears into a strange and mysterious parallel world. In that world, she meets a soldier named Phillip, a group of mice and the regents who preside over three realms. Clara and Phillip must now enter a fourth realm to retrieve the key and restore harmony to the unstable land.
Director
Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston
Producer
Mark Gordon, Larry J. Franco
Screenwriter
Ashleigh Powell
Distributor
Walt Disney
Production Co
The Mark Gordon Company
Rating
PG (Some Mild Peril)
Genre
Kids & Family, Holiday, Fantasy, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 2, 2018, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 29, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$54.8M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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