The Nut Job fingerprintFunny, light on feelings.
Calm and low-key
Hopeful
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Kept in the background
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
The Nut Job is calm and low-intensity.
Plenty of slapstick and situational comedy
Expect plenty of slapstick and situational comedy.
Kept in the background
The world stays in the background.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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The Nut Job is included with a subscription to HBO Max in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on YouTube Free, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, and Xumo Play. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Reviews are weak, with a GoodWatch score of 38/100 (IMDb 5.7, Rotten Tomatoes 12%, and Metacritic 37). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG in the United States.
1 h 25 min
The Nut Job runs 1 h 25 min.
Not quite. Audiences rate The Nut Job higher (48) than critics (25). It's more of a crowd-pleaser than a critics' pick.
Yes. It cost about $42 million to make and earned $121 million worldwide, 2.9 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Canada, South Korea, United States.
+42GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Nut Job in 56 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 75 storytelling tropes for The Nut Job, including The Stinger, Nice Guy, Morality Pet.
5.7
