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Barbie in the Nutcracker

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Directed by Owen Hurley

The Mouse King casts an evil spell over Clara that causes her to shrink. Clara and the Nutcracker set out on an adventurous journey to find Sugarplum Princess, who has the power to undo the spell. From TMDB

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Barbie in the Nutcracker is a 2001 animation family film, directed by Owen Hurley, starring Kelly Sheridan, Kirby Morrow and Tim Curry.

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  • posts span Apr 25, 2023 to Oct 27, 2026

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  • Tulip Rose @tuliprosedolls.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2024

    Clara from Barbie in the Nutcracker, her dress is my favourite of all the Barbie movie dresses #dollsky

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  • Advent Calendar House @adventcalendar.houseBluesky · Dec 6, 2024

    3 / 🎄 Today on the podcast: “Barbie in the Nutcracker” with @badprincessmovies.bsky.social and @wallabri.bsky.social! It’s Barbie’s first movie, complete with motion capture ballet, revolutionary hair animation, and Tim Curry as an extra sassy Mouse King.

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  • Tulip Rose @tuliprosedolls.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    Ok, I had no interest in the new Barbie in the Nutcracker film but to find out that Tim Curry voiced the rat king's father is so bittersweet and is kinda making me want to watch it #dollsky

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  • Boosanii 👻 @besanii.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    ✨YOU'RE INVITED✨ I'm hosting my very first Discord movie night THIS Friday 12/20 @ 7pm est. We'll be watching Barbie in The Nutcracker and playing games afterward! If you like Marvel Rivals, Fall Guys or Scribble, we'd love to have you! 💕 dm for the link! pls share for reach ✨

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  • 𝐎𝐑𝐢𝐢𝐏𝐔𝐏 🐈‍⬛🛸 @oriipup.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2024

    📺🩸{ FiLM NiTE } ✩ GRAB YOUR SNAKZ, iT'Z TiME FOR {Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)}‼️ ⤷ check/join the d!scord (🔗in bio) to join the watch along!

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  • LostinSpirals| Lamia Vtuber🐍😵‍💫💖 @lostinspirals.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 6, 2024

    Hello my loves, I shall be hosting a Christmas movie night on the 14th December at 6pm CST, 7PM EST over on the Vimbo's discord. We’re going to be watching a childhood movie of mine Barbie in the Nutcracker. Please join over at the Vimbo's discord page: discord.gg/dqGrEW9s

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  • Doku🌈☁️ @dreamydoku.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 20, 2024

    If you're free tomorrow evening and want to watch Barbie in the Nutcracker, join Besanii's Discord for a Movie Night tomorrow at 7 pm est!

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  • Ziggles @ziggles.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    Couples Barbie & Nutcracker for Dawning Fashion, from the movie Barbie in the Nutcracker! Nutcracker Bungie ID: SaltTitan#0986 Barbie Bungie ID: Ziggles#2993 #DawningFashion #Destiny2Fashion @destinythegame.bungie.net

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  • Fyyaa @fyyaa.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 9, 2026

    10 non-horror movies to get to know me: Linda Linda Linda Hana-Bi Barbie in the Nutcracker Do The Right Thing Hard Boiled (1992) Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie Peking Opera Blues Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Green Snake (1993)

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  • Dan Whitehead @danwhitehead.netBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    I will never stop thinking that "Barbie in the Nutcracker" sounds like a Giallo movie.

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  • Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 27, 2026

    So, apparently, Mattel is selling this new version of BARBIE IN THE NUTCRACKER as a 25th anniversary homage to the movie-length 2001 original. Some of the same voice cast (reused audio, I presume), new animation, including a Debbie Allen “choreographed” sequence, and shorter runtime. 🤷‍♀️

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  • Ivi 💫 @sorceryoflove.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2026

    BACK OFF EVERYONE THE MOVIE OF ALL TIME IS BACK ON NETFLIX (Barbie in the Nutcracker)

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  • Chris "Cadaver" Glass @thechrisglass.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 29, 2025

    I put on "Barbie in The Nutcracker", an old CGI film, to play in the background and... Tim Curry plays the mouse king. It's surreal hearing his voice in a film I hadn't watched before.

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  • ✨Purple💜Enma✨ 🔞 @purpleenma.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2025

    Watching Barbie in the Nutcracker after millenia cause @yumenosix.bsky.social made me crave it and mannnnn, my childhood 😭 so many memories. I fucking loved this movie

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  • Beccy S @beccys.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    I am so excited to introduce my two year old to the Barbie in the Nutcracker movie this Christmas!

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  • Shelby🌙 @shelbyleigh.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 1, 2025

    Barbie in the Nutcracker is in fact the best Nutcracker movie

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  • paper paper @paperaskii.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 23, 2025

    I WAS LITCHERALLY GONNA SAY BARBIE IN THE NUTCRACKER 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 (that movie gave me nightmares ngl)

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  • DesDaydream🌹🎙❤️ @desdaydream.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    Tumblr Holiday Movie Marathon Day 20 & we have the enchanting, romantic, charming film debut of Barbie in the Nutcracker! An amazingly sweet film that you should check out my thoughts on if you want!💕🩰🌨️🍬💂🐀💗 www.tumblr.com/des2dream/77... #holidayseason #holidaymovies #barbieinthenutcracker #Barbie

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  • Spunch Bop @virawhale.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    hanging out with my irl this afternoon after work and we’ll be watching Barbie in the Nutcracker. Haven’t seen this movie since I was under 10 years old

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  • Ho! Ho! Holiday Viewing! @sleepykittypaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 19, 2026

    A new version of BARBIE IN THE NUTCRACKER, an animated special, is coming to Netflix on November 1. It's the second animated Barbie Nutcracker movie, with the same title (the first a full-length movie in 2001), both of which will now be on Netflix.

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  • Lizafoot0718 (The noble Gang) @gangof7.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 27, 2026

    After hearing the news of Tim's passing, I was devastated. Another film he starred in I remember watching as a kid was "Barbie in The Nutcracker" where he voiced the Mouse King. Despite the animation looking outdated, his performance is still memorable. He will be missed very, very much 🥀

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  • Bri 🍁 @galaxywing.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 28, 2025

    Watched Barbie in the Nutcracker with my partner and it was so cozy I love that movie so much.......Idk it just has everything I love in an adventure in a story. I watched it so many times as a kid at one point it honestly didn't really feel like a christmas movie to me lol

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  • Angel ✩ @angeldisociando.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2025

    — It's so ugly — On the outside, perhaps... But inside beats the heart of a prince 📽️ Film: Barbie in the Nutcracker I love this movie ♡ #barbie #Nutcracker #barbienutcracker #art #draw

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  • Kat Alyst @katalystsstage.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 18, 2025

    Honestly, if they're supposed to be tied to Barbie in The Nutcracker, then they have failed the assignment. These don't have any of the heart of that movie. But if they're just, generic nutcracker ballet dolls, eh, they're fine.

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  • Fang Gator @fangferaligatr.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2025

    ...okay Imma just say it: Barbie movies are baller. I still fuck with "Barbie in the Nutcracker" And "The Barbie Movie" is just awesome. Real players like Barbie, prove me wrong.

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  • P “THE KILLER” J @junkerguts.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 26, 2024

    Ohhh i see whats happening. See- the thing im qrt is fan art of the Barbie in The Nutcracker movie i grew up watching. It definitely takes a lot of liberties with the story but i always loved it. I do love the actual Nutcracker suite i have yet to watch the ballet yet! (Someday someone will take me)

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  • Nikki Roessler @safecrackersnake.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    I'm watching the newest Nostalgia Critic review and it is VERY hilarious! He's reviewing Barbie in the Nutcracker, which is a movie I grown up with in my childhood along with other 2000s Barbie direct-to-video movies, and so this review is reminding me of a YT channel called Revolution Reviews.

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  • Astra 🎀 // Vtuber ☁️✨️ @astramagika.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 10, 2024

    I think its Barbie in the Nutcracker. I did also enjoy the Rapunzel movie but I can't remember if i liked more or less than Princess and the Pauper or not. Not to be dramatic but this dance was a literal core memory for me and it changed my 6 year old brain chemistry

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  • Ciri the Film Enjoyer 🏳️‍⚧️ @cirikino.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 9, 2023

    Yesterday I had a DND session until 3am and then barely any sleep. The effect is hitting me right now. I just want to watch “Barbie in the Nutcracker” without passing out 😩 Also kinda ironic that I plan to watch the Swedish film “Insomnia.”

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  • Franky & Parker Grayson @thebrothersgray.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 20, 2026

    He checked in on them after a bit smiling at the movie she was watching “Barbie in the Nutcracker? Dang you must’ve found your aunt Ravannas old movies huh? She use to love this one”

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Sep 19, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Barbie #BarbieintheNutcracker Barbie’s Best Fantasy Adventure Officially Hits Netflix Ahead of 2026 Remake http://dlvr.it/TVY7fh

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  • dannymartinez.bsky.social @dannymartinez.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 14, 2026

    www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/barbie-... The remake of Barbie In The Nutcracker has the late Tim Curry, who was in the original movie, in a guest role.

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  • Dez Fenton @butisitart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    Yes the Barbie in the Nutcracker film released shortly after 9/11 in an attempt to heal the nation is toasty fresh like a warm spring rain whispering in the leaves

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  • Dez Fenton @butisitart.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    I didn’t know about my Barbie in the Nutcracker film released shortly after 9/11 in an attempt to heal the nation, but I hope it’s still warm

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  • In a Place Like This - Movie Podcast @aplacelikethis.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    Today's Movie: Barbie in The Nutcracker 2001 / Christmas Fantasy / Canada, USA D: Owen Hurley W: Linda Engelsiepen, Hilary Hinkle, Rob hurnut (based on the 1816 fairy tale "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" by E.T.A. Hoffman and the 1892 ballet "The Nutcracker" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) VOD

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 24, 2025

    The (movie) Barbie in the Nutcracker (Prime)(US) $7.99 (Family) (iMDB) 6.7 Cast: Kelly Sheridan, Kirby Morrow, Tim Curry, Peter Kelamis, Christopher Gaze, Ian James CorlettComposer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky»

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  • Gates Palissery @gateskp.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2025

    Sister: sends a screenshot of the movie she's watching. Me: you're watching Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001), the first Barbie movie, released directly to VHS. We have the Christmas ornament. We have the VHS. I have seen this movie so many times I know the words & dances by heart.

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  • Kat Alyst @katalystsstage.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 5, 2025

    It's the silliest thing, but the Colonel Candy Tommy doll from Barbie in The Nutcracker. I don't know why he's referred to as Colonel Candy, since the character in the film is Captain Candy, but he's the last one I need to complete my set. That, and I genuinely love the captain, he's so funny.

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  • Nikki Roessler @safecrackersnake.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2024

    Now, to clarify, since Nostalgia Critic's review is on Barbie in the Nutcracker, the FIRST direct-to-video 2000s Barbie movie, this means that Revolution Reviews' past YT video about a Barbie movie was specifically about a most recent one, known as Barbie in Princess Power.

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  • pagodrink @pagodrink.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2024

    10 fav animated features (no order) Adolescence of Utena Lupin the Third: The Fuma Conspiracy Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse Voyage to Melonia DuckTales: The Movie Spirited Away Kirikou and the Sorceress Kalle Stropp och Grodan Boll på svindlande äventyr Persepolis Barbie in the Nutcracker

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  • Hanni @curehanni.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    163. Barbie In The Nutcracker (2001) - 6/10★ - This looked SO crunchy, I loved it. The dance scenes taking up so much of the movie was so funny and honestly they kinda went hard every single time so I can't be mad

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  • Andre Gonzales @SoSmooth1982TMDB reviews · Apr 25, 2023

    My daughter loved watching this movie growing up. She would have this movie on 24 hours a day. I personally don't really care for the movie.

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Kelly Sheridan
Barbie / Clara (voice)
Kirby Morrow actor profile photo
Kirby Morrow
Nutcracker / Prince Eric (voice)
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Tim Curry
Mouse King (voice)
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Peter Kelamis
Pimm (voice)
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Christopher Gaze
Major Mint (voice)
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Ian James Corlett
Captain Candy (voice)
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French Tickner
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Kathleen Barr
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