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Pinocchio: A True Story

Original title: Pinokkio. Pravdivaya istoriya
  • 2021
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
2K
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Pinocchio: A True Story (2021)
Think you know the story of Pinocchio? Think again! In this thrilling, humorous take on the classic tale, the wooden hero is a skilled acrobat who performs stunts with his beloved horse, the wisecracking Tybalt. He runs off to join a circus, where he falls for the ringmaster's daughter Bella. But when Pinocchio learns the circus is a cover-up for robberies, he must stop the crime spree in order to save Bella - and hopefully become human. The whole family will love this magical adventure.
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Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied by the horse Tibalt to see the world and joins the traveling circus run by hustler Modjafocco.Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied by the horse Tibalt to see the world and joins the traveling circus run by hustler Modjafocco.Young Pinocchio runs away from his genius creator Jepetto accompanied by the horse Tibalt to see the world and joins the traveling circus run by hustler Modjafocco.

  • Director
    • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
  • Writers
    • Carlo Collodi
    • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
    • Maksim Sveshnikov
  • Stars
    • Jon Heder
    • Tom Kenny
    • Pauly Shore
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  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
    • Writers
      • Carlo Collodi
      • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
      • Maksim Sveshnikov
    • Stars
      • Jon Heder
      • Tom Kenny
      • Pauly Shore
    • 47User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Jon Heder
    Jon Heder
    • Tybalt
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Tom Kenny
    Tom Kenny
    • Geppetto
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Pauly Shore
    Pauly Shore
    • Pinocchio
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Dmitriy Iosifov
    Dmitriy Iosifov
    • Mojafocco
    • (voice)
    Irina Kireeva
    • Lucilda
    • (voice)
    Eliza Martirosova
    • Bella
    • (voice)
    Fil Swan
    Fil Swan
    • Pinocchio
    • (voice)
    • (as Philip Lebedev)
    Anton Eldarov
    Anton Eldarov
    • Geppetto
    • (voice)
    Aleksey Voytyuk
    Aleksey Voytyuk
    • Fantozzi
    • (voice)
    Diomid Vinogradov
    Diomid Vinogradov
    • Tybalt
    • (voice)
    • …
    Aleksandr Gavrilin
    • Fox
    • (voice)
    • (as Alexander Gavrilin)
    Ryan Broderick
    • Dog
    Vitaliy Loiko
    • Policeman
    • (voice)
    Polly
    • Pinocchio
    • Director
      • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
    • Writers
      • Carlo Collodi
      • Vasiliy Rovenskiy
      • Maksim Sveshnikov
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews47

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    jonflottorp

    Finally, the true story!

    (Explained without and spoilers) This is one of those movies i can't rate because rating it 10/10 whould be unfair and rating it anything less whould just be dumb.

    I watch this movie every day and will never stop loving it.

    This movie has everything, it has Pauly Shore as pinocchio which is the perfect man for the role. Nobody should skip this movie i highly recommend watching it with my whole heart.
    1quasimohno

    Horrible, but Hysterical

    The plot and dialogue is nonsensical. The constable and his goons shuffle around during the film looking for... something suspicious? Apparently? And the weird forced father-son dynamic between Pinocchio and Tibalt was bizarre. It looked like they spent their entire budget on making Bella's hair flow like she was underwater and a singular shot of a water fountain.

    The timing, framing, reactions were all off, and the voice acting was jarring at worst and laughable at best. Feels like a giant money laundering scheme.
    1wkmultif

    BORING

    Worst. Movie. Ever Do not recommend it to anyone.

    Not a creative story, even kids were either leaving in the middle of the movie or sleeping. No one was impresses.
    2westsideschl

    Not a Good Pinoc

    C- for CGI. Background is static, non-moving. Our central object/person has natural movement, but little detail. Story wise this Russian interpretation (amongst countless) borrowed several typical fairytale themes, e.g evil circus boss; beautiful acrobat love interest; talking horse with attitude as companion; a magic making witch. The 2020 Italian version by Garrone was much better.
    1ashilman-20581

    What is that Pinocchio voice....

    Whole movie is garbage. Voice acting is atrocious. Got a pretty little princess as Pinocchio... just god awful and a disgrace to the original movie. I don't know who even bothered to fund this movie as it is easily top 5 worst I've ever seen.

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    Related interests

    Tom Hanks and Tim Allen in Toy Story (1995)
    Computer Animation
    Doug Jones and Ivana Baquero in Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
    Dark Fantasy
    Cary Elwes and Robin Wright in The Princess Bride (1987)
    Fairy Tale
    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
    Fantasy

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    • Trivia
      The film's trailer went viral due to Pauly Shore's odd vocal performance as the title character - specifically, the infamous line "Father, when can I leave to be on my own? I've got the whole world to see!" Nonetheless, Shore has taken the response in good humor and even joined in by creating memes of his own.
    • Quotes

      Pinocchio: Father, when can I leave to be on my own? I've got the whole world to see.

    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Put On Your Controversial Pants (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Inconsolable
      (uncredited)

      Written by Emmanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins and Jess Cates

      Performed by Backstreet Boys

      Produced by Emanuel Kiriakou

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    • Release date
      • February 17, 2022 (Russia)
    • Countries of origin
      • Russia
      • Hungary
    • Official sites
      • Apple TV Store (MENA)
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Pinocho: Una historia verdadera
    • Production companies
      • Cinema Fund
      • Licensing Brands
      • Luminescence
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    • Budget
      • RUR 358,158,547 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $853,145
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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