Movies Like The Nutcracker (1964)

The Nutcracker is a 1964 family, fantasy, tv movie film from Heinz Liesendahl with a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Billy Elliot: The Musical Live and Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be.

#1
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live poster

Billy Elliot: The Musical Live

2014

8.1
MagicScore
#2
Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be poster

Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be

2019

7.6
MagicScore
#3
Dawn of the Dead poster

Dawn of the Dead

1978

7.5
MagicScore
#4
Ju-on: The Grudge 2 poster

Ju-on: The Grudge 2

2003

6.4
MagicScore
#5
Nurse Betty poster

Nurse Betty

2000

6.1
MagicScore
#6
The TV Set poster

The TV Set

2007

6.0
MagicScore
#7
Peter Pan poster

Peter Pan

1960

6.7
MagicScore
#8
Into the Woods poster

Into the Woods

1991

8.1
MagicScore
#9
Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical poster

Frozen: The Hit Broadway Musical

2025

7.8
MagicScore
#10
Nutcracker: The Motion Picture poster

Nutcracker: The Motion Picture

1986

6.5
MagicScore
#11
The Sound of Music Live! poster

The Sound of Music Live!

2013

6.3
MagicScore
#12
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again poster

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016

5.1
MagicScore
#13
A Muppet Family Christmas poster

A Muppet Family Christmas

1987

6.9
MagicScore
#14
How the Grinch Stole Christmas poster

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

2000

6.8
MagicScore
#15
The Santa Clause poster

The Santa Clause

1994

6.5
MagicScore
#16
Family Switch poster

Family Switch

2023

6.4
MagicScore
#17
12 Dates of Christmas poster

12 Dates of Christmas

2011

6.1
MagicScore
#18
Jack Frost poster

Jack Frost

1998

6.0
MagicScore
#19
The Santa Clause 2 poster

The Santa Clause 2

2002

6.0
MagicScore
#20
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street poster

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

1982

8.0
MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Nutcracker?

The top films similar to The Nutcracker by MovieMagicScore are Billy Elliot: The Musical Live (8.1), Mafia Is Not What It Used to Be (7.6), Dawn of the Dead (7.5). Each shares family/fantasy/tv movie themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Nutcracker worth watching?

The Nutcracker holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.0/10 from 1 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Nutcracker?

The Nutcracker (1964) is a family, fantasy, tv movie film directed by Heinz Liesendahl, starring Eddie Albert, Edward Villella, Melissa Hayden.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Nutcracker?

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About movies like The Nutcracker

This ranked list pairs The Nutcracker (1964), a family and fantasy and tv movie film from Heinz Liesendahl, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Eddie Albert take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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