Cut the Rope: The Movie

Cut the Rope: The Movie is a 2009 animated comedy film produced by Zeptolab while being directed by Mike Mitchell. It is based on the mobile game of the same name. In Cut the Rope: The Movie, Om Nom must stop the giant enemy spider for taking his beloved candy.

The film was released on September 4, 2009 in 2D and IMAX formats. Upon release, the film received critical acclaim with it's faithfulness to the mobile game the movie’s based on, but criticized it's plot issues and tonal inconsistency. The film grossed over $600 million worldwide becoming a box office success.

Sequels and spin-offs
A sequel, titled Cut the Rope: The Movie 2 was released on May 30th, 2014. It was again directed by Mike Mitchell, Tim Hill was on board as co-director, with Lori Forte as producer, and Dan Fogelman, and Drew Cohen. In this film, Om Nom meets some new nommies like Roto, Toss and Blue, however, the giant enemy spider named Mark, teams up with the other spiders to catch Om Nom and his beloved candy.

A second sequel, titled Cut the Rope: Magic, was released on February 5, 2016. This film is once again directed by Mike Mitchell, written by Ryan Marshall and co-written by Joe Stillman. In this film, Om Nom suddenly gets magical powers from a book. All of a sudden, the Magic Spider tries to get rid of Om Nom’s magical powers, so it’s up to Om Nom and the Nommies to get Om Nom’s magical powers back to him.

A third and final sequel, titled Cut the Rope: Om Nom’s Origin Story, was released on March 15, 2019. This film is directed yet again by Mike Mitchell but it is also co-directed by Steve Martino and written by Seth Grahame-Smith and Jon Vitti, the final film's plot follows Om Nom, who just got magical powers from the previous film. The Nommies try to get Om Nom’s memory back while the giant enemy spider tries to kidnap Om Nom. While the first sequel received similar acclaim from critics, the second and third film, however, got mixed reviews but was still a box office hit.

A spin-off film titled Cut the Rope: Time Travel was released in theaters on September 14, 2012.

Beside the films, the Cut the Rope franchise also includes three short films titled Om Nom’s Journey, The Nommies’ TV Party, and The Magical Nommie, and three television specials: Om Nom: The Winter Wonderland of Christmas, Om Nom’s Spooky Stories and Om Nom’s Perfect Thanksgiving. A television series based on the films and mobile games also started airing on Fox Family on July 10, 2015 and ended on May 1, 2020.

From 2012 to 2020, Fox and Dark Horse Comics produced a Cut the Rope comic book series adaptation, which was written by Edward Mendez, one of the main character designers for the films.

Release
The movie premiered at the Mann Village Theater on August 12, 2009. The film was then released worldwide on September 4, 2009. The film was then released on DVD and Blu-ray on January 12, 2010. The film made it‘s cable debut on FX on April 15, 2011. Cut the Rope: The Movie became available on Disney's streaming service Disney+ on April 3, 2020, following Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox on March 20, 2019.