The Nut Job
2014 1h 25m movie Film South Korea

The Nut Job

“Let's Get Nuts!”

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
Reviews
98th
Review-volume percentile
86th
Popularity percentile

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.

  1. Incomplete Life
    #1

    Incomplete Life

    ★ 8.7 · 2014
  2. Run BTS!
    #2

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015
  3. Fated to Love You
    #3

    Fated to Love You

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  4. Secret Love Affair
    #4

    Secret Love Affair

    ★ 8.4 · 2014
  5. Pinocchio
    #5

    Pinocchio

    ★ 8.3 · 2014
  6. EXO Next Door
    #6

    EXO Next Door

    ★ 8.3 · 2015
  7. Gu Family Book
    #7

    Gu Family Book

    ★ 8.3 · 2013
  8. Witch's Romance
    #8

    Witch's Romance

    ★ 8.3 · 2014

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.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$42.0M
Budget
$122.5M
Revenue
$80.5M
Net Profit
2.9×
Return Ratio

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.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • park · 4
  • squirrel · 2
  • nut · 2
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • animal · 21
  • anthropomorphism · 20
  • heist · 18

Reception Benchmarks

5.8
TMDB Rating
881
Audience Reviews
Mixed
Critical Tier

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 CountrySouth Korea
All Production CountriesCanada, South Korea, United States of America
Original LanguageEn
Production CompaniesOpen Road Films, GulfStream Pictures, Redrover, ToonBox Entertainment
Runtime1h 25m
Release DateJanuary 17, 2014
IMDbtt1821658