Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

Love will give you life.

Directed by Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

Produced by The Jim Henson Company, ShadowMachine

2022117 min8.0 / 10

A visually stunning stop-motion fable about a puppet's struggle for identity and belonging set against the shadow of fascism, balancing dark themes with genuine warmth and magical wonder.

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

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  • Is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 91% of films.

  • Is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Does Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.

  • Is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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