Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Movie • 2022 • Animation
ReportDuring the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.
This movie contains 46 potentially triggering events.
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Does an abused person forgive their abuser?
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Okayobi
This would depend on your take on Spazzatura's behavior
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Is someone stalked?
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Okayobi
The head of the circus (Volpe?) stalks Pinocchio
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Is there domestic violence?
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Not exactly but Candlewick does internalize a lot of his father’s abuse and fascist ideology ,but doesn’t really abuse anyone himself
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Is someone gaslighted?
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pinocchio doesn't know much about the world and the puppet master tricks him into signing an unfair contract to perform at the carnival. some potentially triggering language like "i am your master and you are a slave"
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Popelady
both Pinocchio as well as other (human) children are abused by parents.
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Is there addiction?
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fraisierdesbois
Gepeto becomes an alcoholic after his son's death
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Does someone abuse alcohol?
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theautismwizard
Geppetto appears to abuse alcohol to cope with the death of his son, Carlo which leads to Pinocchio's creation
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tazlinakitty
SPOILER: The movie ends by skipping forward through time. A cricket dies peacefully of old age at 14:11 and is shown on screen until 14:01. Also, a monkey dies peacefully of old age at 14:48.
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Are animals abused?
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tazlinakitty
A circus monkey is periodically manhandled by its owner throughout the first half of the film, but it comes to a head in 2 scenes: (1) a prolonged physical and verbal abuse scene from 51:39 to 49:52, and (2) a scene where the owner and the monkey fight for control from 34:00 to 32:25
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Is there a dead animal?
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Okayobi
When we get a first look at the town, women can be seen tending to animal parts (ham? idk). A dead fish can be seen much later on. There's also a dead animal shown at the end of the movie
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Does a pet die?
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Yes, but supposedly they die of old age.
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Are there snakes?
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Anonymous
There are snakes in the scenes with the wood spirit’s sister, who Pinocchio visits every time he dies.
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Are there sharks?
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SiRenfield
No sharks but a giant dogfish that involves a fair amount of triggering content adjacent to sharks and whales
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Are there bugs?
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StardustWhip
As in the original story, a talking cricket is a major character.
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Assault
Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone restrained?
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pinocchio is tied to a cross and held over a fire by the circus master
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Popelady
There is shaving of wood off Pinocchio body.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There are multiple scenes of people drowning
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Is someone crushed to death?
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easilydissolved
Sebastian is crushed several times in the film, but it's cartoonish and he survives each time.
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Is someone burned alive?
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Popelady
Pinocchio is put on a cross and burned before being saved. He does get set on fire twice
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Is there amputation?
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yes, but it does not seem to cause any pain. in the beginning of the movie pinocchio's legs burn off but gepetto just makes him new ones
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Is there a hanging?
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The first time Pinocchio is shown lifelessly hanging from strings can be jarring to some
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Pantalones
A character is unconscious toward the end of the movie after he washes up on a beach.
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Does someone break a bone?
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within the whale the father has a broken leg
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Pinocchio's limbs are chopped off/removed at points but not fingers or toes specifically
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Does someone fall down stairs?
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people fall down stairs comedically
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Rosienut
Someone falls to their death, it is quick and not graphic but you do see them hit the ground and hear a crunch sound
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Okayobi
None, but there is what looks like a cataract
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Is someone stabbed?
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There are many close calls
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Is there excessive gore?
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The gore is done off screen but there is implications of gore
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Does a kid die?
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The movie starts with Geppetto's son Carlo dying during World War I. Later on, Pinocchio dies several times, but his nature as a living puppet means it doesn't stick except for one point at the end, and even that is quickly undone.
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Death
Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Anonymous
Pinocchio sacrifices his everlasting life to save Gepetto.
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Does a major character die?
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Okayobi
In addition to the other comment, technically Pinocchio himself dies many times
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Does a parent die?
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tazlinakitty
SPOILER: The movie ends by skipping forward through time. A father dies peacefully of old age at 14:20.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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jdpamv
Carlo’s book which his father is attached to postmortem is (seemingly accidentally) destroyed by the monkey. Pinocchio himself is damaged a few times but always repaired, he also looks less like a toy and more like wood here.
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Fear
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There are "spirits" but they are friendly and not ghost-shaped
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Are there clowns?
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Popelady
In the background at the carnival there are people in clown like makeup
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Is someone possessed?
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Okayobi
Technically Pinocchio is
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Okayobi
The Wood Sprite has eyes all over her wings and head piece, they also blink. And although there's less of them, Death has them on her horns too
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Wood carving tools
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Are there mannequins?
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many puppets, including pinocchio, are shown. some can be quite uncanny.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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tazlinakitty
A monkey spits up a cricket. It's implied that the monkey swallowed the cricket (or at least stored him in his mouth) while they were in the ocean to save the cricket from drowning. When they get to dry land, the monkey coughs the cricket out. The cricket is alive and well (albeit exhausted). The scene lasts from 20:45 to 20:40.
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Is there farting?
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Fart noises made with mouths
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Is someone eaten?
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By a big fish but he lives
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Does someone spit?
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tazlinakitty
No, but Pinocchio performs a defamatory song and dance about Mussolini and fascist Italy that switches out a lot of words from the original song with "poop," "poops," "fart," "farting," "caca," and "boogers." The act lasts from 48:02 to 47:20.
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Is there audio gore?
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StardustWhip
Count Volpe falls off a cliff, and at the moment when he hits a rock at the bottom, you can hear a crunching sound.
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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tazlinakitty
No: the movie takes place in fascist Italy during World War 1, and there are frequent depictions of fascism and fascist police, but it is clear the movie is taking a strong stance against fascism.
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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Okayobi
A dead child's cherished book has pages ripped etc. but isn't totally destroyed (it gets recovered but could still be upsetting)
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Okayobi
No, but the cricket does get electrocuted the first time Pinocchio comes to life
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Is there a hospital scene?
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tazlinakitty
Yes, but there aren't any procedures/examinations being conducted. The scene lasts from 1:09:32 till 1:07:31.
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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SiRenfield
You could argue Pinocchio is neurodivergent coded (such as taking things too literally) ,but that's probably unintentional. It's at least in the category of not literal but might give flashbacks in regards to be mistreated for being "different"
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Is there misophonia?
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Okayobi
A ton of creaking and squeaking all throughout. Some bell tolls and very brief snoring but nothing worth noting that i can think of
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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SiRenfield
Not literally, closest is the fascists youth promising to potentially die for their country
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Popelady
theres a point where Pinocchio is locked in a small cupboard against his will which he escapes from
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SiRenfield
You could read the Captain of the boat as possibly committing suicide when the Dogfish ,but admittedly it's not clear and there's room for the interpretation that he just swam to safety
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Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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theautismwizard
Geppetto clearly suffers from PTSD from the loss of his child and pinnochio not acting like Carlo or asking to many questions etc appears to trigger him (mental health definition not internet definition)
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Is the fourth wall broken?
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SiRenfield
^ Also worth pointing out (MAJOR SPOILERS) it's revealed at the end that he was not even talking to "us" but rather was telling the story to the rabbits in the afterlife
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Prejudice
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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SiRenfield
The closest is probably the Podesta heavily emphasizing how able-bodied Candlewick is as an example of how he's a "model fascist youth". Otherwise there's not a whole lot going on despite being set in a time and place where it was dangerous to be physically or mentally disabled. Although you could argue that Pinocchio might be neurodivergent coded (at least unintentionally) and is ostracized for stuff like taking expressions too literally. File that under: it's complicated
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Popelady
There is not antisemitism (directly) however there are Nazi's and lots of Nazi iconography including salutes and praise of Mussolini
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Is there hate speech?
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There is strong Nazi presence throughout, although no direct hate speech
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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jdpamv
Catholic imagery with scenes set in a church and emphasis on a wooden statue of Jesus. Spirits representing life and death appear and guide Pinocchio. Pinocchio is confused why people love the wooden statue of Jesus but not him (Pinocchio is viewed as a creation of witchcraft by the churchgoers and persecuted as such), but Geppetto does not give a religious answer to this.
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Are there demons or Hell?
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Okayobi
There is an afterlife but nothing presented as "Hell" or close to our concepts of it. Demons are mentioned during a church scene (through expressions of shock, and Pinocchio gets called one) but none are depicted
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Sex
Are there nude scenes?
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tazlinakitty
Pinocchio doesn't wear clothes throughout the film, yet he is not an anatomically correct human. So while technically he is nude for the entire film, it doesn't really matter cause he was designed more or less like a mannequin.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
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Popelady
a boy cries in bed after being told that only cowards cry. His father later verbally abuses him and tells him to shoot Pinocchio
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Is existentialism debated?
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Okayobi
The movie touches on mortality etc. The very end of the movie spells that out in a way that could be distressing to some
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Okayobi
There is a musical number when the end credits start rolling, there isn't anything else after that
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Does it have a sad ending?
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fraisierdesbois
It's kinda bittersweet but I felt more happy than sad.
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Vehicular
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Is someone hit by a car?
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tazlinakitty
The scene lasts from 1:13:42 till 1:13:26.
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Violence
Does someone drown?
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theautismwizard
Spazzatura, Pinnochio, Gepetto and the cricket all drown, but none of them were permanently dead from it.
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Is there blood/gore?
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Popelady
There are big implications of gore throughout
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Popelady
There are regular bombs dropped ontop of the characters, and nuclear style clouds are seen but no nuclear warfare
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Is there gun violence?
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Popelady
at one point a child is instructed to shoot another and there is a long sequence of kids shooting each other with paintballs in yellow & red.
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