Operation: Nussknacker – Auf die Nüsse, fertig, los!

The Nut Job is a 2014 computer-animated heist comedy film directed by Peter Lepeniotis, who also wrote the film with Lorne Cameron. It stars the voices of Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Gabriel Iglesias, Jeff Dunham and Liam Neeson. Katherine Heigl, Stephen Lang, and Sarah Gadon feature in supporting roles. The film is loosely based on Lepeniotis' 2005 short animated film Surly Squirrel.[9] Produced by Gulfstream Pictures, Redrover International and ToonBox Entertainment,[10] it was released in the United States on January 17, 2014, by Open Road Films.[11] With a budget of $43 million, it is the most expensive animated film co-produced in South Korea.[6] The film received moderately negative reviews, although it grossed $120.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $43 million.

A sequel titled The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature was released on August 11, 2017.