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The Nutcracker
“Experience the Holiday Classic as You've Never Seen it Before”
5.0 / 10• 2010• 1h 48m•PG• English
AdventureFantasyFamily
Storyline
On Christmas Eve in 1920s Vienna, a young girl named Mary and her brother are visited by their eccentric uncle Albert, who gifts a magical wooden nutcracker that comes to life and takes her to a fantasy world to fight the evil Rat King.
Cast & Crew
Elle Fanning
Mary
Lead
Nathan Lane
Uncle Albert
John Turturro
The Rat King
Frances de la Tour
The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
Charlie Rowe
The Prince / Nicholas Charles
AM
Aaron Michael Drozin
Max
Richard E. Grant
Father
Yuliya Vysotskaya
Mother / The Snow Fairy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Andrei Konchalovsky's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Nutcracker is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
