Nutcrackers
Seen it?2024 | 104 min | Drama, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop and middling reviews (46% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 44 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: a parent's death or loss. Probably too much for younger kids.
Just as Mike is on the heels of closing the biggest deal of his career, he's pulled away from his bachelor life in the big city to a farm in rural Ohio in order to help his recently orphaned nephews find a new home.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
46% on Rotten Tomatoes, 54 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 98K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Gordon Green
- Ben StillerMike Maxwell
- Linda CardelliniGretchen Rice
- Homer JansonJustice Kicklighter
- Ulysses JansonJunior Kicklighter
- Arlo JansonSimon Kicklighter
- Atlas JansonSamuel Kicklighter
- Toby HussAl Wilmington
- Maren HeislerMia
- Edi PattersonRose
- Tim HeideckerDeputy Cox