Pinocchio

The beloved classic comes to life.

2022 • 105 min • Fantasy · Adventure · Family

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Synopsis

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

Our family guide

Best from age 7

Movie Knight Score

1763 reviews

40 Reviewers · 5 · 65%
63 Audience · 1758 · 35%

A wooden puppet dreams of becoming a real boy, embarking on a magical and challenging adventure to prove his worth. This live-action musical adaptation of the classic tale explores themes of honesty, family, and self-discovery.

Violence & peril: 3/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 3/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 4/10

Heads up

Children are tempted by temptations like Pleasure Island, leading to temporary transformations.
Some scenes feature a large sea monster that could be frightening for younger viewers.
Pinocchio faces peril and is separated from his father for a period.

What it models well

Honesty and truthfulness
Importance of family
Redemption and second chances
Self-discovery and personal growth

Talk about it after

What makes someone "real"?
The consequences of dishonesty
Why it's important to listen to good advice
How Pinocchio changed throughout his journey

Written by the Movie Knight editorial team for Pinocchio. Our own words, our own scoring — always double-check against your family's standards.

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Top billed cast

Director: Robert Zemeckis • Crew: Robert Zemeckis, Chris Weitz

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Reviewer notes

Recommended
I think Robert Zemeckis was maybe trying to get closer to the original Disney version of this film from 1940, but it doesn't really work. Tom Hanks sparingly takes on the human role of the carpenter "Geppetto" who longs for a son. He crafts this wooden replica and magic takes an hand with the benevolent "Blue Fairy" turning him into the young "Pinocchio".…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

Not recommended
**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** For some reason (we all know it’s the money), Disney is determined to mine their vault for material to remake, update, or “reimagine.” The studio’s latest abomination is the live action and animated musical “Pinocchio,” a massive misfire that tarnishes the beloved 1940s classic. Director and co-writer Robert Zemeckis‘ film is unimaginative, unwelcome, and uninspired.…
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots, TMDB Community

Recommended
Terrible remake of the original “When you wish upon a star” classic we’ve grown to love!!! Lack of creativity and Disney entertainment you’d expect to see in this woke made version!!! So I say we only scale it to only an hour at best if this remake is going to try to distort the original film’s true morals about believing in your dreams!!
John Critic, TMDB Community

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
_Pinocchio_ has been begrudgingly transformed from a flawed animated masterpiece into this shiny, superfluous turd of a live-action film. The majority of the classic characters have been mangled in some capacity while new characters are lame fluff serving as more of insurmountable obstacles you’re forced to endure rather than offering any sort of entertainment value or overall purpose to the actual story.…
Chris Sawin, TMDB Community

Not recommendedTrusted family reviewers
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/pinocchio-spoiler-free-review "Pinocchio boasts a more thematically impactful ending than the original but fails to deliver a new version of the famous childhood tale with the same magic and allure of the past.…
Manuel São Bento, TMDB Community