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Pinocchio(1940)

G
| 1h 28min | Animation, Kids & Family
3.6/5 (with 2,639 votes)

Lonely toymaker Geppetto has his wishes answered when the Blue Fairy arrives to bring his wooden puppet Pinocchio to life. Before becoming a real boy, however, Pinocchio must prove he's worthy as he sets off on an adventure with his whistling sidekick and conscience, Jiminy Cricket.

Pinocchio(2022)

3.2/5 (with 682 votes)

A wooden puppet embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy.

Directed by Robert Zemeckis - With Tom Hanks, Cynthia Erivo, Luke Evans, Lewin Lloyd, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ...

The Last Boy Scout(1991)

R
| 1h 45min | Action, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 817 votes)

When the girl that detective Joe Hallenback is protecting gets murdered, the boyfriend of the murdered girl attempts to investigate and solve the case. What they discover is that there is deep seated corruption going on between a crooked politician and the owner of a pro football team.

Gremlins(1984)

PG
| 1h 46min | Fantasy, Horror, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 2,940 votes)

When Billy Peltzer is given a strange but adorable pet named Gizmo for Christmas, he inadvertently breaks the three important rules of caring for a Mogwai, unleashing a horde of mischievous gremlins on a small town.

Labyrinth(1986)

PG
| 1h 42min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.6/5 (with 1,037 votes)

When teen Sarah is forced to babysit Toby, her baby stepbrother, she summons Jareth the Goblin King to take him away. When he is actually kidnapped, Sarah is given just thirteen hours to solve a labyrinth and rescue him.

Mannequin(1987)

PG
| 1h 29min | Fantasy, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 299 votes)

Jonathan Switcher, an unemployed artist, finds a job as an assistant window dresser for a department store. When Jonathan happens upon a beautiful mannequin he previously designed, she springs to life and introduces herself as Emmy, an Egyptian under an ancient spell. Despite interference from the store's devious manager, Jonathan and his mannequin fall in love while creating eye-catching window displays to keep the struggling store in business.

Annette(2021)

R
| 2h 19min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.4/5 (with 277 votes)

The story of Henry, a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humour and Ann, a singer of international renown. In the spotlight, they are the perfect couple, healthy, happy, and glamourous. The birth of their first child, Annette, a mysterious girl with an exceptional destiny, will change their lives.

Jingle All the Way(1996)

PG
| 1h 29min | Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure
3.0/5 (with 1,190 votes)

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.

The Indian in the Cupboard(1995)

PG
| 1h 36min | Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
3.2/5 (with 262 votes)

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and befriends him.

The Happytime Murders(2018)

R
| 1h 31min | Action, Comedy, Crime
2.9/5 (with 441 votes)

In a world where human beings and puppets live together, when the members of the cast of a children's television show aired during the 1990s begin to get murdered one by one, puppet Phil Philips, a former LAPD detective who fell in disgrace and turned into a private eye, takes on the case at the request of his old boss in order to assist detective Edwards, who was his partner in the past.

The Muppet Movie(1979)

3.6/5 (with 247 votes)

A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!

Muppets Haunted Mansion(2021)

3.3/5 (with 79 votes)

Gonzo is challenged to spend one night in The Haunted Mansion on Halloween night.

Directed by Kirk Thatcher
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The Muppets Take Manhattan(1984)

3.2/5 (with 155 votes)

When the Muppets graduate from Danhurst College, they take their song-filled senior revue to New York City, only to learn that it isn't easy to find a producer who's willing to back a show starring a frog and a pig. Of course, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy won't take no for an answer, launching a search for someone to take them to Broadway.

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium(2007)

G
| 1h 33min | Kids & Family, Fantasy, Comedy
3.1/5 (with 548 votes)

Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium—the strangest, most fantastic and most wonderful toy store in the world. After Mr. Magorium bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once-remarkable Emporium.

The Double Life of Véronique(1991)

R
| 1h 38min | Drama, Mystery, Fantasy
3.8/5 (with 320 votes)

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.

Anomalisa(2015)

3.6/5 (with 758 votes)

An inspirational speaker becomes reinvigorated after meeting a lively woman who shakes up his mundane existence.

Pinocchio(2002)

2.9/5 (with 356 votes)

Roberto Benigni adapts the classic children's tale by Carlo Collodi for the big-budget family-oriented comedy Pinocchio.

Muppet Treasure Island(1996)

3.3/5 (with 160 votes)

After telling the story of Flint's last journey to young Jim Hawkins, Billy Bones has a heart attack and dies just as Jim and his friends are attacked by pirates. The gang escapes into the town where they hire out a boat and crew to find the hidden treasure, which was revealed by Bones before he died. On their voyage across the seas, they soon find out that not everyone on board can be trusted.

Directed by Brian Henson - With Tim Curry, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Gonzo the Great, Rizzo the Rat, Kevin Bishop, ...

Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map(2013)

4.3/5 (with 40 votes)

Get ready to experience the world-famous Scooby-Doo! and Crew like never before in this all-new, original puppet movie! What begins as a routine night for the Gang - which includes the slobbering sleuth and Shaggy eating a triple-extra-large Scooby snack pizza - becomes a mad dash to find the frightening Phantom Parrot, who has a map to pirate Gnarlybeard's hidden treasure. Scooby sniffs out the map's clues, which lead him right to a spooky pirate ship. Ruh-roh! What will Gnarlybeard be willing to do to protect his booty? The whole family will love casting off on this mysterious, fun-filled voyage again and again.

Directed by Jomac Noph - With Frank Welker

Puppet Master(1989)

R
| 1h 25min | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 143 votes)

A Jewish puppet maker who's discovered the secret to creating living puppets commits suicide to avoid capture by the Nazis and hides his beloved and harmless puppet children in a California hotel. Years later, a cult of magicians arrive at the hotel under the invitation of an ex-member who betrayed them all, only to find that he's dead - and that the living puppets, under the influence of a new Puppet Master, have turned murderous!

Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter(1994)

R
| 1h 22min | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
2.6/5 (with 40 votes)

The puppets battle their most powerful enemy yet as they protect the new puppet master from the demon God that created the Secret of Life.

Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge(1991)

R
| 1h 26min | Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
3.2/5 (with 64 votes)

In Berlin during WWII, the Nazi regime is attempting to develop a drug that will reanimate the dead in order to use them in the war effort. Toulon arouses suspicion as a Nazi dissident, and his secret is discovered. During a Nazi raid on his home, Toulon's beautiful wife is murdered. Toulon vows revenge, with the help of his animated puppets.

Curse of the Puppet Master(1998)

R
| 1h 30min | Horror
2.3/5 (with 38 votes)

Dr. Magrew, a small town operator of a doll museum, hires a local bullied mechanic, Robert "Tank" Winsley, to be his new assistant after seeing his talent with wood carving. Magrew soon introduces Robert to his living puppet collection, which once belonged to the infamous André Toulon, and enlists Robert's help in trying to create a living puppet of his own.

The Beaver(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 31min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 377 votes)

Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce.

Puppet Master II(1990)

R
| 1h 28min | Horror
3.1/5 (with 74 votes)

The puppets return, this time they hunt some Paranormal Researchers to take their brain fluid for the dead/living puppet master, Andre Toulon.

Directed by David W. Allen - With George Buck Flower, Nita Talbot, Alex Band, Charlie Spradling

Demonic Toys(1992)

R
| 1h 23min | Horror
2.8/5 (with 59 votes)

A botched bust on a pair of arms dealers inadvertantly leads to the raising of a sixty-six-year-old demon with the power to bring toys to life as his personal minions. The demon is looking for a body to inhabit so he can increase his powers, and it just so happens that one of the police officers is pregnant with the ideal host.

Directed by Peter Manoogian - With Tracy Scoggins, Richard Speight Jr., Daniel Cerny

Pinocchio's Revenge(1996)

R
| 1h 36min | Horror, Mystery
2.3/5 (with 30 votes)

Defense attorney Jennifer Garrick acquires a Pinocchio puppet from a condemned serial killer. Her pre-teen daughter, Zoe, mistakes the puppet as a birthday present and grows attached to her new friend. Suddenly, accidents begin to happen to those who cross Zoe. Zoe claims it's her Pinocchio doll but her therapist thinks otherwise. Pinocchio promises he'll behave if Zoe will cut his strings...

Kooky(2010)

3.3/5 (with 16 votes)

Young Ondra has asthma and so his parents throw away his favourite toy: a musty old stuffed bear named Kooky. That night Ondra dreams that Kooky is determined to find his way back home from the dump. In the boy's fantasy, the bear gets lost in a forest occupied by strange animals and remarkable beings that he never heard of while living on the toy shelf in Ondra's room. And of course even in this small imaginary world, true good exists as does real evil, which Kooky must face up to in order to become a real hero.

Retro Puppet Master(1999)

PG-13
| 1h 20min | Horror
2.2/5 (with 48 votes)

Toulon runs a puppet theatre in the heart of Paris and meets the sorcerer (the mysterious Afzel). When his life is saved by the lovely Swiss Ambassador's daughter Ilsa, we bear witness to the origin of the Puppet Master.

A Muppet Family Christmas(1987)

3.5/5 (with 36 votes)

Fozzie Bear surprises his mother on Christmas Eve by bringing the entire Muppet gang to her farm to celebrate the holidays. Doc and his dog Sprocket, who had planned a quiet Christmas, end up joining the Muppets in their holiday activities and preparations. The Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock regulars join the festivities, but to Kermit's dismay, the only one missing is Miss Piggy, who has been caught in a snowstorm.

Directed by Eric Till, Peter Harris - With Jim Henson
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