Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- whimsical
- gentle
- adventurous
- christmas viewing
- family movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as bland, muddled, poorly animated, and unable to match the imaginative or musical appeal of the Nutcracker ballet.
What sets it apart
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Clara must choose between continuing adventures in the dreamworld and returning to the real world where growing up awaits.
The film reworks E. T. A. Hoffmann's story and Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker tradition into a family animated feature.
Clara's Christmas party and midnight encounter with her nutcracker initiate the transition from home into the toy battle and dreamworld.
The film draws directly on the Nutcracker ballet and its classical music while using animated characters and fantasy action.
Films like The Nutcracker Prince, and why
The Nutcracker in 3D
animated Christmas fantasy centered on a child's journey into a magical toy world
The Swan Princess
family fantasy adaptation of a classic European fairy tale with musical spectacle
The Secret of NIMH
child protagonist crossing from ordinary life into a vividly imaginative fantasy realm
Movie Details
- Director
- Paul Schibli
- Release Date
- 1990-11-21
- Runtime
- 75 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (84)
Cast
- Kiefer Sutherland
- Megan Follows
- Mike MacDonald
- Peter O'Toole
- Phyllis Diller
- Peter Boretski
- Stephanie Morgenstern
- George Merner
- Lynne Gorman
- Christopher Owens
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Nutcracker Prince about?
- A young girl enters a Christmas dreamworld where a cursed nutcracker prince battles the Mouse King and confronts the meaning of growing up.
- What is The Nutcracker Prince like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Nutcracker Prince as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Nutcracker Prince violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Nutcracker Prince as mild.
- What did critics think of The Nutcracker Prince?
- Critics broadly regarded the adaptation as bland, muddled, poorly animated, and unable to match the imaginative or musical appeal of the Nutcracker ballet.
- Which films are like The Nutcracker Prince?
- Films with a similar feel include The Nutcracker in 3D, The Swan Princess, and The Secret of NIMH.
- How long is The Nutcracker Prince?
- The Nutcracker Prince runs 75 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Nutcracker Prince?
- In United States, The Nutcracker Prince is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
