Nutcracker and the Four Realms streaming: How to watch the full movie online? Is it legal?

Disney’s latest Christmas film takes a classic tale and reimagines it for a new audience.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms features an A-list cast, impressive CGI and world-class dancing to bring the story to life.

The movie is based on ETA Hoffmann’s short story The Nutcracker and the Mouse King as well as Marius Petipa’s The Nutcracker ballet.

Of course, one way to see the movie is to head to cinemas.

Can you watch The Nutcracker and the Four Realms full movie online? Is it legal?

Unfortunately for those not wanting to brave the cold nor the crowds, you cannot watch The Nutcracker and the Four Realms online.

Any site purporting the movie for streaming is undoubtedly illegal, so steer clear.

The estimated release date for a digital download and DVD is February 2019.

Sites like Amazon offer pre-ordering of the DVD, but there is no confirmed date for when it will be released.

So far there are only DVD and Blu-ray options for preorder, but a digital download will likely accompany them in time.

The home entertainment releases will likely include behind the scenes footage, interviews, and deleted scenes.

For its opening weekend, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms came in at the lower end of industry estimates.

However, the Disney movie still placed second in opening weekends (coming behind Bohemian Rhapsody’s box office takings).

Disney is set to launch its own streaming website in 2019.

With this addition to the plethora of streaming sites, The Nutcracker and the Four Realms will likely end up on Disney’s site, instead of on sites like Netflix or Now TV.

Time will tell whether Disney’s gamble on its in-house streaming service pays off.

For now, if you want to see The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, you’ll have to head to cinemas.

Unless you’re in Australia, Hungary, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Romania, or Russia.

For Australia and Hungary, you’ll have to wait until November 22, for France until November 28, and for Hong Kong until November 29.

Japan and Romania have a November 30 release date, while Russia is last with a December 8 release.

Though The Nutcracker and the Four Realms has not received critical acclaim, it will likely resonate with children.

The film stars Keira Knightley, Mackenzie Foy, Eugenio Derbez, Matthew Macfadyen, Richard E. Grant, Misty Copeland, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman.

The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is out in UK and US cinemas now.