The Inventor

PG

Released Sep 15, 2023

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Comedy

Animation

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"The Inventor" follows famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci after he leaves Italy for France. In his new country, da Vinci joins the French court where he experiments with flying contraptions, invents machines and studies the human body, all in an effort to answer the question: "What is the meaning of life?"

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Critics Consensus

A beautifully animated history lesson, The Inventor seems somewhat uncertain as to which audience it's trying to reach, but it remains amusing and often engaging.

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Paul S

Overall good. I think my daughter, 8, was a bit too young to know the characters. Ages 10-13 could probably enjoy it more or get more out of it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/25/23

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Levi

Wonderful animation, lovely music, and a nice break from typical modern animated movies. Love the return of 2d animation and all for the stop motion.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/23/23

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Lea K

Beautiful animation but my child had a hard time following it

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/16/23

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I took my two kids aged 6 and 7 to watch this move. It was DULL, the voices and accents were NOT clear the majority of the time. The storyline had no flow whatsoever it seemed to dart all over the place. People in the cinema with kids were all leaving half way through the movie. We only stayed as we paid a small fortune on the tickets, I feel like I have been "ripped off". This movie should be rated 15 not a PG. If you have kids under 15 don't bother watching this! If fact miss it altogether! It was 90 minutes of our lives we won't ever get back!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Megan B

This was such a great movie for our family to watch together. If you want to lesson the screen time with your children then this is perfect to actually get them to learn something while enjoying the show. We loved it!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/18/23

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Mitch S

one of the cutest, funniest, and unique animated films I've ever seen. Capobianco has done it again.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/23

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Jim Capobianco

Director

Pierre-Luc Granjon

Director

Stephen Fry

Leonardo da Vinci

Daisy Ridley

Marguerite

Marion Cotillard

Louise de Savoy

Matt Berry

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Mark Kermode

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It's a role written for Stephen Fry... it's perhaps harder to know exactly who the audience is.

Mar 12, 2024

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Charming and informative as it is, the film may struggle to engage younger audiences accustomed to more overt comedy in their animated movies and less grave-robbing.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 10, 2024

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

It’s a bit of a bore and a chore, and feels like the kind of “educational” film that will be foisted on kids in class during wet playtime on rainy days.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 4, 2024

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John Kirk

Original Cin

The animation, reminiscent of the '60’s Rankin/Bass Christmas specials, serves to reinforce a sense of innocence and sweetness. And it offers children a real-life super-hero who never stopped asking questions.

Rated: B-plus

Apr 22, 2024

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Dulcie Pearce

The Sun (UK)

There’s little to hold the attention of younger watchers. And even a cameo from the Mona Lisa can’t raise a smile.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 8, 2024

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

The story doesn’t portray da Vinci as some type of intellectual anomaly... Capobianco includes all those elements, but his film is a reminder that the incredible brain was housed in a very human body.

Rated: A-

Feb 2, 2024

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Synopsis

"The Inventor" follows famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci after he leaves Italy for France. In his new country, da Vinci joins the French court where he experiments with flying contraptions, invents machines and studies the human body, all in an effort to answer the question: "What is the meaning of life?"

Director: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon
Producer: Kat Alioshin, Olivier Barbier, Jay Burnley, Chris Capobianco
Screenwriter: Jim Capobianco
Distributor: Blue Fox Entertainment
Production Co: Gaia Entertainment, Leo and King, Tip-Top Productions, Slated, Moo Studios, Aerial Contrivance Workshop, Foliascope, Curiosity Rights, SIE Films, Carte Blanche Film, Leveller Media, Former Prodigy Media, Curiosity Studio, Align
Rating: PG (Some Thematic Elements|Nude Art Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 15, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 7, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $190.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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