The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Lasse Hallström Joe Johnston
Written by	Ashleigh Powell
Based on	"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E. T. A. Hoffmann The Nutcracker by Marius Petipa
Produced by	Mark Gordon Larry Franco
Starring	Keira Knightley Mackenzie Foy Eugenio Derbez Matthew Macfadyen Richard E. Grant Misty Copeland Helen Mirren Morgan Freeman
Cinematography	Linus Sandgren
Edited by	Stuart Levy
Music by	James Newton Howard
Production companies	Walt Disney Pictures The Mark Gordon Company
Distributed by	Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Release dates	October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29) (Dolby Theatre) November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) (United States)
Running time	99 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$120–133 million[2]
Box office	$174 million[3]

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is a 2018 American Christmas fantasy film directed by Lasse Hallström and Joe Johnston. 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.

The film was announced in March 2016 with Hallström directing from a script by Powell. Much of the cast signed on that summer, and filming began in October at Pinewood Studios, lasting through January 2017. In December 2017, it was announced Johnston would direct a month of reshoots, with Hallström agreeing to Johnston receiving co-directing credit. The reshoots were written by Tom McCarthy, who went uncredited, and Powell received a sole credit as screenwriter. Composer James Newton Howard scored the film, adapting elements from Tchaikovsky's music for the 1892 ballet, while Gustavo Dudamel served as conductor, leading the London Philharmonia Orchestra.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on October 29, 2018, and was released by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures in the United States on November 2. The film was a box office disappointment, grossing $174 million worldwide against a production budget between $120–133 million and losing Disney over $65 million.^[4] It received generally negative reviews, with criticisms of its story and Knightley's performance, although the film's visual effects and aesthetics were praised.