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| gross = $60,072,326<ref name=BOM>{{cite web|url = http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=main&id=nutjob.htm |title = The Nut Job (2014) |publisher = Box Office Mojo |date = 2014-01-17 |accessdate = 2014-02-05}}</ref>
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'''''The Nut Job''''' is a 2014 [[3D film|3D]] [[Computer-animated film|computer-animated]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Peter Lepeniotis]]. It is written by Lorne Cameron and Peter Lepeniotis, starring [[Will Arnett]], [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Gabriel Iglesias]], [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Katherine Heigl]]. The film is based on the 2005 short animated film ''[[Surly Squirrel]]'' by Lepeniotis.<ref>{{cite web|title = Production information of the film|url = http://www.toonboxent.com/productions/feature-productions/the-nut-job-feature/|publisher = toonboxent.com|accessdate = January 15, 2013}}</ref> It was released on January 17, 2014, by [[Open Road Films]].<ref name=Deadline2014>{{cite news|last = Fleming|first = Mike|title = Open Road Squirrels Away 3D Animated Pic ‘The Nut Job’ For January 17 Release|url = http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/open-road-acquires-3d-animated-feature-the-nut-job-sets-january-17-release/|accessdate = April 11, 2013|newspaper = Deadline|date = April 11, 2013}}</ref> With a budget of $42.8 million, it is the most expensive animated film co-produced in South Korea.<ref name=psynutjob />▼
▲'''''The Nut Job''''' is a 2014 [[3D film|3D]] [[Computer-animated film|computer-animated]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Peter Lepeniotis]]. It is written by Lorne Cameron and Peter Lepeniotis, starring [[Will Arnett]], [[Brendan Fraser]], [[Gabriel Iglesias]], [[Liam Neeson]] and [[Katherine Heigl]]. The film is based on the 2005 short animated film ''Surly Squirrel'' by Lepeniotis.<ref>{{cite web|title = Production information of the film|url = http://www.toonboxent.com/productions/feature-productions/the-nut-job-feature/|publisher = toonboxent.com|accessdate = January 15, 2013}}</ref> It was released on January 17, 2014, by [[Open Road Films]].<ref name=Deadline2014>{{cite news|last = Fleming|first = Mike|title = Open Road Squirrels Away 3D Animated Pic ‘The Nut Job’ For January 17 Release|url = http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/open-road-acquires-3d-animated-feature-the-nut-job-sets-january-17-release/|accessdate = April 11, 2013|newspaper = Deadline|date = April 11, 2013}}</ref> With a budget of $42.8 million, it is the most expensive animated film co-produced in South Korea.<ref name=psynutjob />
A sequel, titled ''The Nut Job 2'', is scheduled to be released on January 15, 2016.<ref name=VarietyNut22016 />
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In 1959, in the fictional town of Oakton, a group of animals, led by a [[Raccoon]], store food for winter in a giant [[tree]] in the park. Among these animals is a selfish [[purple squirrel]] named Surly, whose thieving reputation has made him a [[pariah]]. His only friend is his [[rat]] partner Buddy. Surly's attempt to rob a [[food cart|peanut cart]] goes haywire when it is impeded by one of Raccoon's helpers, a compassionate orange [[squirrel]] named Andie and the 'park hero', a [[Eastern gray squirrel|gray squirrel]] named Grayson whose heroic antics prove to be incompetent. After Andie unsuccessfully tries to talk Surly into being more selfless, Surly tries to get a bag of nuts while the owner gets distracted by a bratty girl scout customer and a [[police officer]] - but this heist also gets invaded by the pet [[pug]] of the owner of the cart named Precious. After fending her off by having her bite the pipe of a [[propane tank]], Surly and Buddy escape with the cart and Andie manages to guide it to the park. Surly threatens Andie and Grayson with a [[torch]], unwilling to share the food, but accidentally causes it to [[ricochet]] across the park. Although the animals (except for Grayson) get off safely, the cart is sent into the tree, where it explodes-- along with the tree and the animals' food supply. When Surly is identified as the culprit, Raccoon banishes Surly from the park, forcing him to survive in the city.
Although Buddy insists on being with Surly, Surly insists that Buddy leave him. After escaping from wild street rats, Surly and Buddy find a nut store and attempt to rob it to feed themselves. After entering the store, they discover that it's a criminal hideout, used by the cart owner, his associate, their [[boss (crime)|mob boss]] King who has recently gotten out of jail, and fellow felon, Knuckles. Raccoon sends Andie and Grayson to find food only for them to get separated upon Grayson fighting a rat. Precious also serves as the guard dog there. King plans to rob the Oaken Bank and replace the cash with nuts. Surly and Buddy see that the only way to get to the nuts and to avoid Precious is with a [[dog whistle]] one of the crooks has. The two of them are thrown out by Knuckles since he can hear it. While trying to find the whistle, Surly crosses paths with Andie who gets the whistle and threatens to dispose of it if Surly doesn't share the food he's going to take. Reluctantly, Surly accepts and unwittingly befriends Precious after threatening her with the whistle. Andie informs the park of the plan and, although they have a lack of faith in Surly, they agree to go along with it. Andie gets help from the Bruisers, a family of [[Groundhog]]s consisting of Jimmy, Johnny, and Jamie. Also with them is Raccoon's [[Mole (animal)|mole]] henchman.
When the first attempt to rob the store fails, Surly eventually learns from Andie that Raccoon planned on double crossing him and Surly leaves after an argument. Back at the park, Raccoon's true colors are revealed, a power hungry [[Confidence trick|con artist]] who keeps food from the animals to have his leadership kept and only Mole and Cardinal, his [[Cardinal (bird)|cardinal]] assistant, know about it. King and Knuckles try to use dynamite to blow the police out, but the truck hangs over the bridge. Surly gets himself and Andie off the truck as the dynamite goes off inside the truck and as it (along King and Raccoon, who are still inside it) falls down into the river, but they eventually falls down into it. Surly makes it to a log, but Raccoon reveals to have survived the explosion along with King. Raccoon tries to kill Surly, but the nuts make weight that begins to break the log. The animals arrive to rescue them, but Raccoon won't give up. So Surly, deciding to be selfless in order to protect his friends, sacrifices himself by letting go of the log and going over the waterfall with Raccoon apparently. The animals, now seeing the good side of Surly, mourn him in honor of the most selfless act he committed in years.▼
▲When the first attempt to rob the store fails, Surly eventually learns from Andie that Raccoon planned on double crossing him and Surly leaves after an argument. Back at the park, Raccoon's true colors are revealed, a power hungry [[Confidence trick|con artist]] who keeps food from the animals to have his leadership kept and only Mole and
The food makes its way into the park, where the animals gather around in joy for their food troubles are over. King is arrested as Lana appears to end their relationship. Andie and Buddy are still mourning over Surly and when Precious finds out what happened to her friend, she eventually finds Surly's apparent dead body near the river. She has Buddy come and look at it. Doleful to see his best friend gone, Buddy says his first two words "best friend". Surly reveals that he was actually unconscious and hugs Buddy and Precious licks Surly's face (which she wanted to do since she got involved in Surly's heist) and leaves to Lana. Finding that Surly is alright, Andie embraces him and tries to get him to come to the other animals so he can tell of his heroism, but Surly, feeling as though it was the other animals that were the true heroes, refuses, but gains a willingness to work with others. He goes along to the city with Buddy, possibly to pull off another caper.
During the credits, the animals and humans dance with [[PSY]] as he performs "[[Gangnam Style]]." In a mid-credits scene, Raccoon and his
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