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Pinocchio

When you wish upon a star, your dreams come true.

1940 · 1h 28m · Approved Animation, Family, Fantasy
Directed by Hamilton Luske , Ben Sharpsteen

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Overview

When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. He must earn the right to be real by proving that he is brave, truthful, and unselfish.

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Although it may lack the heart-tugging appeal of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the consensus among animation fans is that 1940's Pinocchio remains the most perfect animated feature Walt Disney produced.

Charles Solomon, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Pinocchio is a substantial piece of entertainment for young and old.

Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh

It still is the best thing Mr. Disney has done and therefore the best cartoon ever made.

Frank S. Nugent, New York Times
Fresh

Probably shows Disney's virtues and vices more clearly than any other cartoon.

Geoff Brown, Time Out
Fresh

The moral lessons include a literalization of metaphors about lying and other forms of misbehaving, and the grasp of a little boy's emotions and behavior often borders on the uncanny.

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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