Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
2022 · Movie · PG · 117 min · ★ 8.0 · 88% critics
In 1930s Italy as fascism rises, a father’s cherished wooden creation comes to life and must face the heavy weight of expectations. Alongside troubling times and shifting loyalties, this magical tale explores what it means to be human and how love, identity, and self-acceptance shape the journey.
Based on The Adventures of Pinocchio
Also known as Guillermo del Toros Pinocchio · Pinocchio
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-11-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 (3,341 votes)
- Budget
- $35,000,000
About
You’ll probably like this dark, heartfelt take on Pinocchio if you enjoy emotional, adult-leaning fairy tales with striking stop-motion visuals; Not for you if you want a lighter, more faithful retelling like Aladdin or The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Pros: gorgeous stop-motion visuals; mature emotional themes; strong voice performances | Cons: songs less memorable; music interludes feel off; some pacing issues
Themes
- based on novel or book
- italy
- fascism
- greed
- woodcutter
- musical
- puppet
- benito mussolini
- stop motion
- dark fantasy
- duringcreditsstinger
- 1940s
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2023
- Golden Globe Award — Best Animated Feature Film · 2023
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2022
Cast & crew
Ewan McGregor
as Cricket (voice)
David Bradley
as Geppetto (voice)
Gregory Mann
as Pinocchio / Carlo (voice)
Burn Gorman
as Priest (voice)
Ron Perlman
as Podesta (voice)
John Turturro
as Dottore (voice)
Finn Wolfhard
as Candlewick (voice)
Cate Blanchett
as Spazzatura (voice)
Tim Blake Nelson
as Black Rabbits (voice)
Christoph Waltz
as Count Volpe (voice)
Directed by Mark Gustafson, Guillermo del Toro