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The Nut Job (2014)

PG01/17/2014Animation, Comedy, Family, Adventure1h 25m
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No nuts, no glory.

Overview

Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store.

Top Billed Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Will Arnett

    Surly (voice)

  2. Cast 1

    Brendan Fraser

    Grayson (voice)

  3. Cast 1

    Liam Neeson

    Raccoon (voice)

  4. Cast 1

    Katherine Heigl

    Andie (voice)

  5. Cast 1

    Stephen Lang

    King (voice)

  6. Cast 1

    Maya Rudolph

    Precious (voice)

  7. Cast 1

    Jeff Dunham

    Mole (voice)

  8. Cast 1

    Gabriel Iglesias

    Jimmy (voice)

  9. Cast 1

    Sarah Gadon

    Lana (voice)

Horrible watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend, even for younger audiences. I have no idea how this thing got a sequel. It's supposed to be two parallel mob heist stories, but they don't really line up past there being a heist. None of the characters are interesting or likeable, maybe the girl squirrel, the dog, and the mute rat but that's more because they are lovable stupid / naive. You're not supposed to still dislike the "heroes" at the end of the movie. The writing parts of this that are remotely interesting are too complex for kids to get and they don't pan out. It's ...

Status Released

Original LanguageEnglish 

Budget$42,000,000.00

Revenue $120,885,527.00

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