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The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms poster

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)

Overview

When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes

Viewer Rating
4.7

Overview

When Clara’s mother leaves her a mysterious gift, she embarks on a journey to four secret realms—where she discovers her greatest strength could change the world.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's central conflict, involving a young girl saving a magical world from a tyrannical ruler and restoring order, is framed through universal fantasy tropes of good versus evil and self-discovery, making its core themes apolitical.

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through explicit racial recasting of a traditionally white role, such as Drosselmeyer, and features a visibly diverse supporting cast. However, its fantasy narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities, maintaining a neutral or positive framing of them.

Secondary

The film features Drosselmeyer and the Nutcracker (Captain Philip Hoffman), characters traditionally depicted as white in the source material and its adaptations, portrayed by Black actors.

The film 'The Nutcracker and the Four Realms' does not include any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, relationships, or themes. The narrative focuses on a traditional fantasy adventure without incorporating elements related to queer identity, resulting in no net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal.

The film "The Nutcracker and the Four Realms" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. The story focuses on a young girl's adventure in a magical world, without incorporating elements related to transgender identity. Therefore, its net impact on the portrayal of transsexual characters and themes is N/A.

The film does not depict any female character engaging in or winning close-quarters physical combat against one or more male opponents. While female characters are present, their roles do not involve direct physical combat victories against men.

The film adapts the classic Nutcracker story, maintaining the established genders for all major and recognizable characters from the source material, such as Clara, the Nutcracker, Drosselmeyer, and the Sugar Plum Fairy. No character canonically or widely established as one gender is portrayed as a different gender.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

4.7

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
5.6
The Movie Database logo
6.1

Critic Ratings

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3.2
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3.9

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