Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Age rating
- PG
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
Why tonight?
- One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.
The story
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.
- based on novel or book
- italy
- fascism
- greed
- woodcutter
- musical
- puppet
- benito mussolini
- stop motion
- dark fantasy
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Ewan McGregor
Cricket (voice)
David Bradley
Geppetto (voice)
Gregory Mann
Pinocchio / Carlo (voice)
Burn Gorman
Priest (voice)
- Ron Perlman — Podesta (voice)
- John Turturro — Dottore (voice)
- Finn Wolfhard — Candlewick (voice)
- Cate Blanchett — Spazzatura (voice)
- Tim Blake Nelson — Black Rabbits (voice)
- Christoph Waltz — Count Volpe (voice)
- Tilda Swinton — Wood Sprite / Death (voice)
- Tom Kenny — Mussolini / Right Hand Man / Sea Captain (voice)
- Alfie Tempest — Carlo / Pinocchio Additional Voices (voice)
- Anthea Greco — Podesta's Wife / Twin Daughter 1 / Parishioner Woman (voice)
- Francesca Fanti — Twin Daughter 2 / Old Woman / Street Sweep (voice)
- Directed
- Mark Gustafson, Guillermo del Toro
- Written
- Patrick McHale, Guillermo del Toro
Production
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 · 3,446 ratings
- Studio
- The Jim Henson Company, ShadowMachine, Double Dare You
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
