The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Seen it?2017 | 91 min | Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With just 14% on Rotten Tomatoes and soft box office, 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, adventure fans and families. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 31 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
14% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$69 million worldwide on a $40 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 67K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Cal Brunker
- Will ArnettSurly (voice)
- Maya RudolphPrecious (voice)
- Bobby CannavaleFrankie (voice)
- Bobby MoynihanMayor Muldoon (voice)
- Isabela MercedHeather (voice)
- Peter StormareGunther (voice)
- Gabriel IglesiasJimmy (voice)
- Jeff DunhamMole (voice)
- Sebastian ManiscalcoJohnny (voice)
- Kari WahlgrenJamie / Additional Voices (voice)