The Adventures of Pinocchio

G

1996

1h 36m

Kids & Family

Fantasy

Adventure

Drama

Musical

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35%

26 Reviews

Tomatometer

28%

10,000+ Ratings

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A fairy answers a wish, bringing to life the puppet of woodcarver Geppetto (Martin Landau), who names him Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).

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Critics Consensus

The Adventures of Pinocchio is an admirably faithful adaptation of the source material, but it may be too frightening for younger viewers -- and too dull for older ones.

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Jessica M

My favorite version of Pinocchio!! I watched this many more times than the original Disney version as a kid. Maybe some people don't have the nostalgia that I have for it, but still the costumes are amazing and I love how well the actor plays Gippetto. Yes a few frustrating situations that Pinocchio gets himself into, I like to laugh them off lol, nonetheless a masterpiece in my eyes. I see some low ratings because people find it creepy?? Y'all are hilarious. It's sweet, lovely and I always cry at the end. I love this film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 36 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/23

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Memphis A

Definitely better than Disney live action version. The effects are very good especially Pinocchio himself. Pepe voice Lipe seeking at that bad I couldn't even notice it was wrong. The movie fixs up many things wrong with other apadtions. Definitely a must see.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Colton G

The Adventures of Pinocchio Is Very Infamously Known for its Scare Factor. One of the Main reasons why I absolutely hated this Film. They did Try Their Best, But It just Didn't Work out Very Well.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/23/22

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Michael M

This Children Adaption of Pinocchio is so Nostalgic to my Childhood. They don't make family movies like this anymore.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/08/22

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jacob b

A better Hollywood live-action adaptation of Pinocchio than the more recent one that came out, The Adventures of Pinocchio scores points for being truer to the text and Jim Henson's Creature Shop do a good job bringing the titular character to life whilst also having a reasonably threatening villain and even some decent songs but the weird casting choices, inevitable comparisons to the Disney classic (it still features things like the cricket conscience who was only an ascended extra when Disney adapted the film), poor CGI even for 1996 an unnecessary film-exclusive subplot about Geppetto's crush on a woman who married his brother and, in all honesty, being a bit dull for older audiences. Perhaps this movie would've been better if they committed more fully to a darker tone (this was from the director of the 1990 Ninja Turtles movie, after all - which, amusingly, has its own Pleasure Island sequence - meaning that he could've made a live-action Pinocchio film with such a tone work) but as is, it's a movie that, while nowhere near the dumpster fire critics made it out to be, I'm not losing a lot of sleep over its commercial failure either (though having a trailer that spoils the ending REALLY didn't help; I don't care if everybody knows how the story ends, that was still a dick move). Less wooden than Robert Zemeckis' version, that's for sure.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Steve Barron

Director

Martin Landau

Geppetto

Jonathan Taylor Thomas

Pinocchio

Geneviève Bujold

Leona

Udo Kier

Lorenzini

Bebe Neuwirth

Felinet

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John Petrakis

Chicago Tribune

The filmmakers have created a pretty boring movie.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 9, 2020

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

It's a very pleasant version, less cruel and nightmarish than Disney's cartoon predecessor, lacking a fairy godmother, and probably closer to Carlo Collodi's original story in other respects as well.

Jul 9, 2020

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Joe Leydon

Variety

A lively and pleasant piece of work, one that likely will be a staple of video libraries in many households for years to come.

Mar 26, 2009

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JK Sooja

Common Sense Media

Scary live-action version has violence, guns, and monsters.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 18, 2021

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David Parkinson

Radio Times

Despite state-of-the-art digital technology and creatures from the Jim Henson workshop, this is a disappointing rendition of Carlo Collodi's enchanting morality tale.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 9, 2020

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

A bland reworking of the classic tale

Rated: 1/5

Nov 29, 2007

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Synopsis

A fairy answers a wish, bringing to life the puppet of woodcarver Geppetto (Martin Landau), who names him Pinocchio (Jonathan Taylor Thomas).

Director: Steve Barron
Producer: Donald Kushner, Peter Locke, Sharad Patel
Screenwriter: Carlo Collodi, Steve Barron, Sherry Mills, Tom Benedek, Barry Berman
Production Co: Allied Pinocchio Productions Ltd., Twin Continental Films, Barrandov Studios, Savoy Pictures, Cinevox Filmproduktion GmbH, New Line Cinema, Pangaea Holdings, Dieter Geissler Filmproduktion
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama, Musical
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $15.1M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Stereo

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