# The Nutcracker Prince (1990)

> A young girl enters a Christmas dreamworld where a cursed nutcracker prince battles the Mouse King and confronts the meaning of growing up.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/8022

## Facts

- Runtime: 75 min
- Genres: Animation, Family
- Director: Paul Schibli
- Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Megan Follows, Mike MacDonald, Peter O'Toole, Phyllis Diller, Peter Boretski, Stephanie Morgenstern, George Merner
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100281/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: whimsical, gentle, adventurous, christmas viewing, family movie night

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- [Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (1970)](https://ember.film/movie/7741)
- [A Troll in Central Park (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/22052)
- [Care Bears Nutcracker Suite (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/17478)
- [Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)](https://ember.film/movie/7652)
- [Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/8937)
- [The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/15940)
- [Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/7726)
- [The Swan Princess Christmas (2012)](https://ember.film/movie/89044)
- [That Christmas (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/454483)
- [A Boy Called Christmas (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/432620)

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