---
title: 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lasse Hallström'
released: '2018-11-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms-2018'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5523010/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

2018 · PG · 99 min · Drama, Fantasy, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a 2018 American Christmas fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston, and written by Ashleigh Powell. It is a retelling of both the 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and the 1892 ballet The Nutcracker, about a young girl who is gifted a locked egg from her deceased mother and sets out in a magical land to retrieve the key. The film stars Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lasse Hallström](https://cinepixo.com/people/lasse-hallstrom), [Joe Johnston](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-johnston)
- **Screenplay:** [Ashleigh Powell](https://cinepixo.com/people/ashleigh-powell)
- **Original Music Composer:** [James Newton Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-newton-howard)
- **Producer:** [Mark Gordon](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-gordon)
- **Director of Photography:** [Linus Sandgren](https://cinepixo.com/people/linus-sandgren)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Levy](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-levy)

## Cast

- [Sergei Polunin](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergei-polunin)
- [Jack Whitehall](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-whitehall)
- [Mackenzie Foy](https://cinepixo.com/people/mackenzie-foy) as Clara
- [Morgan Freeman](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-freeman) as Drosselmeyer
- [Omid Djalili](https://cinepixo.com/people/omid-djalili)
- [Helen Mirren](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-mirren) as Mother Ginger
- [Lil Buck](https://cinepixo.com/people/lil-buck)
- [Nick Mohammed](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-mohammed)
- [Richard E. Grant](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-e-grant)
- [Meera Syal](https://cinepixo.com/people/meera-syal)
- [Matthew Macfadyen](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-macfadyen)
- [Keira Knightley](https://cinepixo.com/people/keira-knightley) as Sugar Plum Fairy
- [Misty Copeland](https://cinepixo.com/people/misty-copeland)
- [Miranda Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/miranda-hart)
- [Eugenio Derbez](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugenio-derbez)

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Official site: https://movies.disney.com/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-nutcracker-and-the-four-realms-2018
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