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The Nut Job

The Nut Job

Movie · 2014 · 15 people

Peter Lepeniotis directed Fındık İşi (The Nut Job), a 3D computer-animated heist comedy from 2014. It is loosely based on his 2005 short animation Surly Squirrel, and he wrote the screenplay with Lorne Cameron. It was produced by Gulfstream Pictures, Redrover International and ToonBox Entertainment, released in the United States by Open Road Films on January 17, 2014 and in Turkey on May 2, 2014.

The story begins when Surley, a mischievous squirrel who dislikes rules and is unhappy where he lives, is forced out of his home. Struggling with a friend to get by in the big city, he fears the approaching winter will make food hard to find and, after several failed attempts, decides to rob Maury's Nut Shop. His best friend, a rat named Grayson, joins the crew. But they are not the only ones eyeing the shop: a fierce raccoon is determined to wreck their scheme. The original voices include Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson and Katherine Heigl; in Turkish, Payidar Tüfekçioğlu, Kerem Kobanbay and Kubilay Penbeklioğlu are credited.

With a budget of $42.8 million, it grossed $120.9 million worldwide despite negative reviews. A sequel, The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature, followed on August 11, 2017.

DirectorPeter Lepeniotis
Production companyGulfstream Pictures, Redrover International, ToonBox Entertainment
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Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Kubilay Penbeklioğlu Actor · 59 years old Will Arnett Brendan Fraser Liam Neeson Katherine Heigl Stephen Lang Maya Rudolph Jeff Dunham Gabriel Iglesias Sarah Gadon James Rankin Scott Yaphe Joe Pingue Annick Obonsawin Julie Lemieux

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

Talking animals and a plan to rob a nut shop: an adventure that will catch young children's interest. With a Turkish dub, even children who cannot read yet can follow along. It is a heist comedy, but an animated family film. It is worth knowing the hero is drawn as someone who dislikes rules; that can be a talking point with little ones afterwards. A good pick for primary-school children.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

The Nut Job bears the marks of a short animation stretched to feature length. A squirrel robbing a shop to find food is a clever idea that carries heist-film conventions into the animal world, but it never gains the character depth needed to sustain a full-length story. That it grossed nearly three times its budget worldwide despite negative reviews says, in my view, more about the market power of a family animation stocked with famous voices than about the film itself. Technically tidy, it does not match the comic finesse or visual originality of the stronger animations of its day. Harmless fun for children; for an adult interested in animation, an easily forgotten effort.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Adapting the heist template to squirrels is a fun idea: a plan, a crew and a fierce raccoon bent on wrecking the job. The rival adds a bit of tension too. But this is not an action film; everything is tuned for a young audience and the tension never really climbs. For a young viewer who loves heist movies, it is a light break at most.

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