Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- irreverent
- hectic
- christmas viewing
- holiday movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the talented ensemble and broad Christmas farce as exhausting, cacophonous, and unsuccessful.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The crisis hotline staff, callers, neighbors, and romantic partners collide during the Christmas season.
The plot emphasizes eviction, rollerblades, oversized dresses, romantic confusion, and highly physical comic situations.
Philip, Catherine, Louie, Mrs. Munchnik, Gracie, and Felix are linked by mismatched affection and unmet companionship.
The hotline workers and surrounding characters each pursue different forms of love, support, or belonging.
Films like Mixed Nuts, and why
The Family Stone
ensemble holiday comedy with eccentric characters, slapstick energy, and romantic entanglements
Love Actually
Christmas-set ensemble comedy driven by relationship chaos, pregnancy, and heightened comic personalities
Scrooged
warm but chaotic holiday ensemble built around romantic misunderstandings and comic desperation
Movie Details
- Director
- Nora Ephron
- Release Date
- 1994-12-21
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 5.4 / 10 (227)
Cast
- Steve Martin
- Madeline Kahn
- Rita Wilson
- Juliette Lewis
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Adam Sandler
- Liev Schreiber
- Parker Posey
- Jon Stewart
- Garry Shandling
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mixed Nuts about?
- During a chaotic Christmas season, a crisis-hotline staff and their eccentric orbit of lovers and neighbors stumble through loneliness, pregnancy, eviction, and unexpected connection.
- What is Mixed Nuts like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mixed Nuts as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Mixed Nuts violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mixed Nuts as mild.
- What did critics think of Mixed Nuts?
- Critics broadly viewed the talented ensemble and broad Christmas farce as exhausting, cacophonous, and unsuccessful.
- Which films are like Mixed Nuts?
- Films with a similar feel include The Family Stone, Love Actually, and Scrooged.
- How long is Mixed Nuts?
- Mixed Nuts runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mixed Nuts?
- In United States, Mixed Nuts is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube.
