Animated documentary

Nuts! (2016): Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: Nuts!
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Released: 2016-06-22
Duration: 1 h 19 min

Nuts! is a 2016 animated documentary directed by Penny Lane. It runs 1 hour 19 minutes and earned $44,230 worldwide. Critics gave it 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 82 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.2/10.

IMDb rating: 5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 94%
worldwide gross: $44.2K
Metascore: 82

Loading streaming availability…

Watch the trailer Read the plot summary

Released: June 22, 2016
Runtime: 1h 19m (79 min)
Director: Penny Lane
Genres: Animation , Documentary
Original language: English
Studio: Netflix
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Nuts! About?

The premise of Nuts! without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

This animated documentary tells the bizarre true story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, a self-proclaimed inventor and medical pioneer. He gained notoriety for his unconventional treatment for impotence, involving the transplantation of goat testicles. Beyond his medical "breakthrough," Brinkley was also a pioneer in broadcasting, establishing a powerful 1-million-watt radio station that significantly impacted the airwaves. His audacious methods and questionable credentials are explored in this outrageous and unexpected tale.

Nuts! Themes & Keywords

· 11 tags

lebanese
gambling
lebanon
insanity
game
empire
cinema
middle east
poker
nut
beirut

Loading streaming availability…

Crew

The Director of Nuts!

Directed by Penny Lane.

Director Penny Lane

From the director

More from Penny Lane

More films directed by Penny Lane, best-rated first: Wild Inside, Listening to Kenny G, Hail Satan? and Confessions of a Good Samaritan.

Full filmography

Ratings

Nuts! Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave Nuts! 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and 82 on Metacritic, and IMDb users rate it 5.2/10.

IMDb

5.2 /10
See on IMDb
Rotten Tomatoes

94% Tomatometer

Popcornmeter 77%
See on Rotten Tomatoes
Metacritic

82 Metascore
See on Metacritic
TMDB

67% User score
See on TMDB
Movie Insider

5.0 /5
See on Movie Insider

Plot

Nuts! Plot Summary

What happens in Nuts! from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

Nuts!, narrated by Gene Tognacci, offers a careful, unflinching look at the extraordinary life of John R. Brinkley (1885–1942), a Milford, Kansas druggist who reinvented himself as a physician with a sensational medical claim. The documentary follows Brinkley from his early days in small‑town America to his emergence as a nationally known figure, driven by a bold, controversial premise: he proposed a cure for male impotence achieved by implanting goat testicles into the human body. Supported for a time by the glowing testimonials of patients who insisted they were helped, Brinkley’s self‑styled medical career rode a wave of charisma, salesmanship, and media savvy, all while the line between medicine and showmanship blurred.

Full summary

The whole story of Nuts!, scene by scene

Read the full summary