Overview
Join a quirky team as they race against the odds in a thrilling adventure filled with laughter and heart.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- whimsical
- witty
- uplifting
- family movie night
- rainy day
What critics said
Widely admired as a charming, inventive Norwegian stop-motion classic with enduring family appeal.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film is built around distinctive stop-motion puppets, detailed workshop miniatures, and practical racing environments.
Solan Gundersen's natural optimism contrasts directly with Ludvig's true pessimism throughout the construction and race.
Reodor and his assistants build Il Tempo Gigante, making the custom car and its race the story's central engine.
Flåklypa is presented as an unusual northern community centered on bicycle repair, friendship, and improvised engineering.
Films like The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, and why
Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
stop-motion family adventure with eccentric characters, mechanical ingenuity, and an exuberant race
Chicken Run
warmly comic stop-motion family entertainment centered on inventive contraptions and determined underdogs
The Incredibles
stylized animated racing adventure with playful humor, colorful competition, and broad family appeal
Paddington
eccentric rural community, handmade visual charm, and gentle comic adventure for all ages
Movie Details
- Director
- Ivo Caprino
- Release Date
- 1975-08-28
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (107)
Cast
- Frank Robert
- Kari Simonsen
- Toralv Maurstad
- Leif Juster
- Rolf Just Nilsen
- Harald Heide-Steen Jr.
- Helge Reiss
- Wenche Foss
- Henki Kolstad
- Per Theodor Haugen
Common questions
- What is The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix about?
- A bicycle repairman and his mismatched assistants build a spectacular racing car for an exuberant test of friendship, ingenuity, and speed.
- What is The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix.
- What did critics think of The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix?
- Widely admired as a charming, inventive Norwegian stop-motion classic with enduring family appeal.
- Which films are like The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix?
- Films with a similar feel include Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers, Chicken Run, The Incredibles, and Paddington.
- How long is The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix?
- The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix runs 88 minutes.
