The Nut Job

Synopsis

This slapstick comedy animation follows the adventures of mischievous, self-serving squirrel Surly and his dimwitted but loyal rat pal Buddy. Having been banished from the park because of their thieving reputation by a nasty raccoon, the pair attempt a heist of a nut store, which is also the safe house of a human gangster crew who are planning to rob a bank. Their goals intersect in unexpected ways, with a pug dog playing both sides. It's an action-packed film that, set in the '50s, riffs on the film noir genre.