The Nut Job
No nuts, no glory.
2014 | 85m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Peter Lepeniotis |
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| Writer: | Peter Lepeniotis, Lorne Cameron, Daniel Woo |
| Staring: |
| Surly, a curmudgeon, independent squirrel is banished from his park and forced to survive in the city. Lucky for him, he stumbles on the one thing that may be able to save his life, and the rest of park community, as they gear up for winter - Maury's Nut Store. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 17, 2014 |
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| Director: | Peter Lepeniotis |
| Writer: | Peter Lepeniotis, Lorne Cameron, Daniel Woo |
| Genres: | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family |
| Keywords | squirrel, villain, heist, anthropomorphism, park, animals, aftercreditsstinger, duringcreditsstinger, nut |
| Production Companies | Open Road Films, GulfStream Pictures, Redrover, ToonBox Entertainment |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $120,885,527
Budget: $42,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 03, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Will Arnett | Surly (voice) |
| Brendan Fraser | Grayson (voice) |
| Liam Neeson | Raccoon (voice) |
| Katherine Heigl | Andie (voice) |
| Stephen Lang | King (voice) |
| Maya Rudolph | Precious (voice) |
| Jeff Dunham | Mole (voice) |
| Gabriel Iglesias | Jimmy (voice) |
| Sarah Gadon | Lana (voice) |
| James Rankin | Fingers (voice) |
| Scott Yaphe | Lucky (voice) |
| Joe Pingue | Johnny (voice) |
| Annick Obonsawin | Jamie (voice) |
| Julie Lemieux | Girl Scout (voice) |
| Rob Tinkler | Redline / Buddy (voice) |
| James Kee | Rat / Armoured Guard (voice) |
| Scott McCord | Police Officer / Misc. Animals (voice) |
| Katie Griffin | Pigeon (voice) |
| PSY | Special Cast |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Peter Lepeniotis | Writer, Story, Director |
| Lorne Cameron | Writer |
| Paul Intson | Original Music Composer |
| Daniel Woo | Story |
| Mark Shnuriwsky | Sound Effects Editor |
| Claire Dobson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Erik Culp | Foley Recordist |
| David Evans | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Paul Germain | Sound Effects Editor |
| Steve Hammond | Foley Artist |
| Keith Elliott | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Paul Hunter | Editor |
| Ian Hastings | Art Direction |
| Daryl Graham | Animation Supervisor |
| Jeff Dickson | Storyboard Designer |
| Myke Bakich | Storyboard Artist |
| Michael MacAdams | Storyboard Artist |
| Mike Smukavic | Storyboard Artist |
| Jason Boose | Additional Storyboarding |
| Joe Giampapa | Additional Storyboarding |
| Sarah Mercey-Boose | Additional Storyboarding |
| Lyndon Ruddy | Additional Storyboarding |
| Robert Reece | Additional Writing |
| Scott Bindley | Additional Writing |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mike Karz | Executive Producer |
| Jung Woo-kyung | Producer |
| Graham Moloy | Producer |
| Daniel Woo | Executive Producer |
| Hong Kim | Executive Producer |
| Ahn Jae | Executive Producer |
| William Bindley | Executive Producer |
| Hoe Jin Ha | Executive Producer |
| Tom Yoon | Executive Producer |
| Hyungkon Kim | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 23 | 26 | 19 |
| 2024 | 5 | 27 | 37 | 14 |
| 2024 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 65 | 15 |
| 2024 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 14 |
| 2024 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 14 |
| 2025 | 1 | 20 | 28 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 16 | 25 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 856 | 895 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 698 | 753 |
Horrible watch, won't watch again, and can't recommend, even for younger audiences. I have no idea how this thing got a sequel. It's supposed to be two parallel mob heist stories, but they don't really line up past there being a heist. None of the characters are interesting or likeable, maybe ... the girl squirrel, the dog, and the mute rat but that's more because they are lovable stupid / naive. You're not supposed to still dislike the "heroes" at the end of the movie. The writing parts of this that are remotely interesting are too complex for kids to get and they don't pan out. It's literally a lot of "squirrels like nuts", "squirrels try to get nuts", "humans don't like squirrels", repeat. Anything endearing about this is more annoying. Even when the "twists" happen, they don't mean anything because they're all still jerks, even if they happened to do the right thing.