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The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

2017 · 91 min

A loud, silly cartoon caper with frantic chases and slapstick, easy for kids but forgettable.

Directed by
Cal Brunker
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale
Tagline
Get ready. Get set. Get nuts!
Overview
When the evil mayor of Oakton decides to bulldoze Liberty Park and build a dangerous amusement park in its place, Surly Squirrel and his ragtag group of animal friends need to band together to save their home, defeat the mayor, and take back the park.

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Directed by
Cal Brunker
Genres
Animation, Family, Adventure
Starring
Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • found family
  • greed
  • corruption
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror0
Humour7
Realism2
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation, family, adventure, comedy
Directed by
Cal Brunker
Written by
Scott Bindley, Cal Brunker, Bob Barlen
Starring
Will Arnett, Maya Rudolph, Bobby Cannavale, Bobby Moynihan, Isabela Merced, Peter Stormare, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham
Music
Heitor Pereira
Runtime
91 min
Country
Canada, South Korea, United States of America
Languages
English

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