The Nutcracker

The Nutcracker

Experience the Holiday Classic as You've Never Seen it Before

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky

Produced by Vnesheconombank, Nutcracker Holdings

2010108 min5.0 / 10

A whimsical, visually sumptuous holiday fantasy that blends the classical Nutcracker ballet with adventure and magic in a 1920s Vienna setting.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Nutcracker easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 88% of films.

  • Does The Nutcracker end with hope? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of films.

  • Is The Nutcracker scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Nutcracker sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is The Nutcracker violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

16/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity71

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise2

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like The Nutcracker, and what each one shares →

Like The Nutcracker

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Nutcracker

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Nutcracker, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Nutcracker, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Nutcracker, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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