# The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

> A grieving young girl follows a golden thread into a lavish fairy-tale kingdom, where a vanished key draws her into a struggle to restore harmony.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/286997

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Family, Fantasy, Adventure
- Director: Lasse Hallström, Joe Johnston
- Cast: Mackenzie Foy, Jayden Fowora-Knight, Tom Sweet, Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5523010/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: whimsical, ornate, earnest, christmas viewing, family movie night

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- [Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)](https://ember.film/movie/44749)
- [A Boy Called Christmas (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/432620)
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- [From Time to Time (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/33211)
- [The Secret of Moonacre (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/10834)
- [The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)](https://ember.film/movie/331)
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