In 2018, the legend you know has a dark side.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Morgan Freeman, Ellie Bamber, Helen Mirren, Jack Whitehall, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Miranda Hart |
Director |
Joe Johnston |
Screenplay | Ashleigh Powell, Tom McCarthy, from the children's classic by E.T.A. Hoffmann |
Music | James Newton Howard |
Cinematography | Linus Sandgren |
Editing | Stuart Levy |
Sound formats | Dolby Atmos |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2018 |
Produced by | The Mark Gordon Company, Walt Disney Pictures |
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Genre | Drama |
Language | None |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | It is fairly frequent and of mild impact which is often unrealistic, fantastical, with no fatalities, injuries or loss of blood with violence directed at toys. |
Prejudice | None |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | These are mature and complex of both positive and negative themes of parental death and bereavement, deception, betrayal, deception, grief, war and invasion, incarceration, power struggles between good and bad, love, loyalty, team work and collaboration, friendship, bravery and courage, inner strength, magic, heroism, saving the fourth realm, fairy tale ballet, fighting for a just cause and reconciliation. The themes are not harmful, morally or psychologically, but have a low sense of threat and menace. Material requires the caregiver to view it before or with the minor to offer emotional support regarding themes such as death of a parent, battles and betrayal and to provide context with respect to complex themes such as themes dealing with grief. Additionally, there are some themes which could also be confusing, distressing and upsetting to younger viewers such as power struggles, betrayal, incarceration and anger. |
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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested | Rated PG for some mild peril |
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. |
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Disrespectful / Bad Attitude |
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Frightening / Tense Scenes |
Jump Scenes |
Tense Family Scenes |
Music (Scary/Tense) |
Music (Inappropriate) |
Topics to talk about |
Suggested age limit 8 + |
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Positive role models |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
24.com Gabi Zietsman The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is very obviously a Disney film, with some similar stylings to that of the modern Alice in Wonderland series, and while the story is unimaginative and predictable, its beauty is what will entertain the audience. Ballet lovers will be enthralled by it, and the younger generation will fall in love with Nutcracker anew that luckily isn’t Barbie. | 10 | |
Metacritic.com 38 critics | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 161 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Lacking a transporting yuletide story or dazzling dance routines, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a hollow holiday confection that’s lovely to look at -- and easy to forget. | 6 | |
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics | 9 | |
CommonSenseMedia Sandie Angulo Chen Disney’s take on Christmas classic is colorful but intense. | 10 | |
What the People say | ||
Metacritic.com users 29 users | 8 | |
Rottentomatoes users 1253 users | 8 | |
IMDB 5634 Netizens | 11 | |
The Movie DB Community | 13 | |
Average .. 47% | 9 |