Pinocchio Unstrung

Play trailer

1:53

Pinocchio Unstrung

R

Now Playing

1h 20m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

76%

Tomatometer

25 Reviews

69%

Popcornmeter

50+ Verified Ratings

A chilling reimagining of the familiar fable, Pinocchio Unstrung unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister Cricket (Robert Englund) and created by Geppetto (Richard Brake), Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

Now in Theaters

Now Playing

Buy Tickets

Guy Lodge

Variety

5d

Anyone who was tickled by an evil Pooh Bear may get a kick out of an evil Pinocchio, but the director’s so-called Twisted Childhood Universe remains a pretty old-hat idea, not mined here with any great daring.

Go to Full Review

Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Jul 25

1/5

The screenplay by the writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield is littered with nonsequiturs. The performances are horribly stilted.

Go to Full Review

Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

Jul 24

I dislike less than the other ones.

Go to Full Review

Cody Leach

Cody Leach (YouTube)

2d

3/5

Pinocchio Unstrung is the first time this universe feels like it's fully embracing the silly fun that is inherent to the concept. It doesn't shy away from nasty gore but you'll have a crooked smile throughout.

Go to Full Review

Carla Hay

Culture Mix

4d

Pinocchio Unstrung mischievously leans into campy comedy in ways that previous horror movies in the Twisted Childhood Universe failed to do. There is an intriguing, suspenseful, and darkly hilarious story here, instead of just mindless kills.

Go to Full Review

Adam Olinger

Adam Does Movies (YouTube)

6d

The most shocking part of this new entry in the Twisted Childhood Universe is that it's actually good!

Go to Full Review

Read all reviews

SC

18h

A fun gory watch. Wasn’t disappointed. Pretty good!

See more

Logan

1d

very fun and at time funny watch

See more

jonathon

3d

Awful. I walked out. Waste of my 18$. I should get a refund . Popcorn was stale un enjoyable

See more

Armando

4d

Was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this movie.

See more

Wil feliciano

4d

one of the better films in TCU . It can be very gory at times and comedic. if you feel like you might enjoy a film about a killer puppet, then give this a shot.

See more

Leor

4d

I really liked it, it was filled with gore, action, and some pretty good humor.

See more

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

POST RATING

Rhys Frake-Waterfield

Director

Richard Brake

Geppetto

Robert Englund

Cricket

Jessica Balmer

Mia

Cameron Bell

James

Jude Evan Lloyd

Pinocchio

Pinocchio Unstrung: Movie Clip - Hospital Joyride

1:41

Pinocchio Unstrung: Movie Clip - Cricket Introduces Himself

0:52

View more videos

Pinocchio Unstrung: Trailer 1

1:53

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

A chilling reimagining of the familiar fable, Pinocchio Unstrung unfolds inside an elite London prep school. Influenced by a sinister Cricket (Robert Englund) and created by Geppetto (Richard Brake), Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Producer: Rhys Frake-Waterfield, Scott Chambers, Robert Englund, Richard Brake, Jessica Balmer, Cameron Bell
Screenwriter: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
Distributor: ITN Distribution
Production Co: Jagged Edge Productions
Rating: R (Strong Bloody Horror Violence|Brief Graphic Nudity|Language|Gore)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 24, 2026, Limited
Runtime: 1h 20m