Synopsis
“Let's Get Nuts!”
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.
Audience Engagement
881 audience reviews — more than 98% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 86th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Nut Job. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Animation + Comedy in South Korea
16 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Nut Job itself).
The 2013–2015 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2013-2015 South Korea release window, The Nut Job sits at #181 of 208. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Nut Job premiered alongside 71 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 25m runtime, production spent $494K per minute on screen and earned $1.4M per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 71 other South Korea films in 2014.
The 589th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Nut Job, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- park · 4
- squirrel · 2
- nut · 2
- animal · 21
- anthropomorphism · 20
- heist · 18
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,216 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (13th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -1.1 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Animation productions specifically: #38 of 50 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Canada, South Korea, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Production Companies | Open Road Films, GulfStream Pictures, Redrover, ToonBox Entertainment |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | January 17, 2014 |
| IMDb | tt1821658 |

















