Nutcrackers is based on a true story in the sense that the kids in Nutcrackers are not actors, and were more or less being themselves on screen. They are the kids of a friend of David Gordon Green’s, and it was their real-life dynamic that inspired Green to make the movie in the first place.

"Every day in the house was another surprise," the Hollywood star said about filming his new film, "Nutcrackers."

Moviefone speaks with director David Gordon Green and Ben Stiller about 'Nutcrackers'. I wanted to make a Christmas movie I could show my kids, Green said.

Ben Stiller stars in the trailer for Hulu’s holiday comedy Nutcrackers, from filmmaker David Gordon Green. Stiller plays Mike, a strait-laced workaholic who must care for his orphaned nephews over the holidays until they find foster parents.

Nutcrackers, a brand-new Christmas comedy starring Ben Stiller, is now streaming on Hulu, and these songs are all featured in the movie.

"Nutcrackers" is here. David Gordon Green's latest stars Ben Stiller as Mike Maxwell, a workaholic who has a career in real estate. His life is turned upside down by the death of his sister (and her husband) in a car accident.

Ben Stiller returns from relative dormancy (he hasn’t starred in a movie in seven years!) to headline Nutcrackers (now streaming on Hulu), a holiday comedy in which he’s absolutely upstaged by four young boys.