Experience the Holiday Classic as You've Never Seen it Before
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.
The Nutcracker (2010) is a adventure, fantasy and family film directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, released on November 24, 2010 with a runtime of 1h 48m. It stars Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro and Frances de la Tour. Viewers rate it 5.0 out of 10 across 208 ratings.
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Elle Fanning
as Mary
Nathan Lane
as Uncle Albert
John Turturro
as The Rat King
Frances de la Tour
as The Rat Queen / Frau Eva
Charlie Rowe
as The Prince / Nicholas Charles
Aaron Michael Drozin
as Max
Richard E. Grant
as Father
Yuliya Vysotskaya
as Mother / The Snow Fairy
Jonny Coyne
as Gnomad
Shirley Henderson
as The Nutcracker (voice)
Richard Philipps
as Dr. Freud
Fernanda Dorogi
as Dr. Freud's Niece
Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, written by Andrei Konchalovsky, Chris Solimine and Tim Rice, produced by Andrei Konchalovsky and Paul Lowin.
Average viewer score of 5.0/10 from 208 ratings.
I watched this back-to-back with the newer (as of January, 2019) Nutcracker movie (The Nutcracker and the Four Realms [2018]) and I liked this one better as it is more attuned for kids and as my 10-year-old said, it's more "Christmassy" than the Four Realms one. I can understand the low ratings as maybe those who rated this low might have been expecting a holiday movie and was turned off by the heavily sci-fi and…
Reviewed on January 22, 2019
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The Nutcracker (2010) is available to stream on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount+ Amazon Channel and Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of The Nutcracker (2010) includes Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro, Frances de la Tour and Charlie Rowe. The film was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Nutcracker was released on November 24, 2010 and runs for 1h 48m.
The Nutcracker (2010) holds an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from 208 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy adventure, fantasy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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