Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio

violence

A man beats and kicks a monkey and cuts off the tip of Pinocchio’s wooden nose with a swordstick. Child characters are forced to take part in wargames with paint guns. A man is shot in the face with a pellet from a paint gun, and a character falls to his death after a monkey claws at his face to save the friends he is endangering. In a scene of war violence a child character is killed in undetailed fashion when a bomb falls onto a church. The character of Pinocchio dies several deaths, but as part of one of the film’s fantastical themes is returned to life each time.

threat and horror

There are scary scenes in which characters face danger, including being swallowed by a sea monster and being tied up as a bonfire is lit under them. There are also moments of threat from guns, swordsticks and explosive devices. These scenes are occasionally prolonged, but an emphasis is placed on courage and resourcefulness as the characters help one another in their efforts to save themselves, and to achieve reassuring outcomes.

language

There is mild bad language ('frigging', ‘bugger’), as well as milder terms such as 'oh my God'.

rude humour

The lyrics of a comic song contain repeated references to pooping, farting and smelling bottoms as a poo-shaped puppet joins in with the dancing.

There are upsetting scenes of grieving embedded in the film’s exploration of themes of death and mortality, which are handled in a manner that is accessible to children. The film also contains references to fascism, which is not condoned but held up to mockery and condemnation.

mild bad language

Classified Date:

22/02/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Netflix International B.V.

language

There is use of mild bad language ('screw').

References are made to alcohol consumption and a character being drunk. A passing reference is made to domestic abuse, without detail. There are references to death.

scary scenes, mild violence, rude humour, language

Classified Date:

21/10/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Netflix International B.V.

violence

A man beats and kicks a monkey and cuts off the tip of Pinocchio’s wooden nose with a swordstick. Child characters are forced to take part in wargames with paint guns. A man is shot in the face with a pellet from a paint gun, and a character falls to his death after a monkey claws at his face to save the friends he is endangering. In a scene of war violence a child character is killed in undetailed fashion when a bomb falls onto a church. The character of Pinocchio dies several deaths, but as part of one of the film’s fantastical themes is returned to life each time.

threat and horror

There are scary scenes in which characters face danger, including being swallowed by a sea monster and being tied up as a bonfire is lit under them. There are also moments of threat from guns, swordsticks and explosive devices. These scenes are occasionally prolonged, but an emphasis is placed on courage and resourcefulness as the characters help one another in their efforts to save themselves, and to achieve reassuring outcomes.

language

There is mild bad language ('frigging', ‘bugger’), as well as milder terms such as 'oh my God'.

rude humour

The lyrics of a comic song contain repeated references to pooping, farting and smelling bottoms as a poo-shaped puppet joins in with the dancing.

There are upsetting scenes of grieving embedded in the film’s exploration of themes of death and mortality, which are handled in a manner that is accessible to children. The film also contains references to fascism, which is not condoned but held up to mockery and condemnation.

Classified Date:

23/01/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Peach Video

Classified Date:

07/11/2022

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Altitude Film Distribution

Classified Date:

20/10/2023

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Spirit Entertainment

Classified Date:

13/10/2023

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Spirit Entertainment

Classified Date:

13/10/2023

Use:

Physical media + VOD/Streaming

Distributor:

Spirit Entertainment

Classified Date:

22/02/2023

Version:

2D

Use:

Cinema

Distributor:

Netflix International B.V.

Classified date

21/10/2022
Language

English

Director(s)

Guillermo del Toro, Mark Gustafson

Production Year

2022

Release date

02/12/2022

Genre(s)

Fantasy, Animation

Approx. running minutes

117m

Cast

Gregory Mann, Ewan McGregor, Ron Perlman