# Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)

> An iconic wooden puppet becomes the unnerving center of a British dark-fantasy nightmare where reality itself cannot be trusted.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/2981173

## Facts

- Runtime: 82 min
- Genres: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
- Director: Rhys Frake-Waterfield
- Cast: Jude Evan Lloyd, Cameron Bell, Richard Brake, Jessica Balmer, Jack Art Gray, Robert Englund, Emma Tate, Toni Olabanji
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30887701/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: eerie, unsettling, foreboding, halloween viewing, late night horror marathon

## Movies like Pinocchio: Unstrung

- [The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)](https://ember.film/movie/11467)
- [Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1992)](https://ember.film/movie/16158)
- [Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)](https://ember.film/movie/387796)
- [The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025)](https://ember.film/movie/1225572)
- [Stopmotion (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/598894)
- [The New Adventures of Pinocchio (1999)](https://ember.film/movie/146430)
- [Daddy's Head (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/1049796)
- [Puppetmaster (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/16155)
- [Puppet Killer (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/451631)
- [Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/49627)

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