In this Pacific Northwest Ballet performance, it is Christmas Eve and festivities are underway. Clara is excited when her godfather arrives with a bag full of gifts, one of which is an intriguing wooden nutcracker. That night, while the household sleeps, Clara visits the Christmas tree to inspect her nutcracker and soon finds herself immersed in a dream world both dark and enchanting.
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture has generally received positive reviews.
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Nutcracker: The Motion Picture was released in 1986 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 13 reviews, giving Nutcracker: The Motion Picture (1986) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 88%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 60%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Nutcracker: The Motion Picture than critics were.
With a score of 68%, Nutcracker: The Motion Picture is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 58%.
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