Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is taking Netflix by storm

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
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Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is a hit with Netflix viewers as well as critics – the movie has shot up the platform's rankings since ๊its🦩 release on December 9. 

"#1 NETFLIX movie in the world!!!" the director 💝over the weekend, attachin🌞g a screenshot of the website , which monitors the rankings of movies and TV shows on streaming platforms.  

According to the site, the film takes the number one spot ahead of other recent releases like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Norwegian monster movie Troll and period romance Lady Chatterley's Lover. Pinocchio is current♍ly number one on Netflix's movie chart in countries including the UK, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, and Belgium. 

Set in Italy during the rise of fascism in the '30s, del Toro has reportedly wanted to bring the story of Pinocchio to the screen for around 15 years. He's co-directing with Mark Gustafson, who previously worked on Wes Anderson's stop-motion adaptation of 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Fantastic Mr. Fox

The star-studded voice cast of the stop-motion movie includes Gregory Mann as the titular wooden puppet, Ewan McGregor as Sebastian J. Cricket, and David Bradley as Pinocchio's father Geppetto, ꦰalong with Tilda Swinton, Ron Perlman, C🃏ate Blanchett, Christoph Waltz, and Finn Wolfhard. 

It has a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, with a rating of 98% on the review aggregator site. "If the♋ art of making movies resembles magic, this is one of its greatest incantations," wrote critic Carlos Aguilar in his review for , while 's Rafael Motamayor says the film is a "classic tale given new life with exquisite craftsmanship and a poignant story of rebellion."

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is streaming on Netflix now. For more viewing inspiration, check out our picks of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix movies and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best Netflix shows. And, for more on Pinocchio, check out 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:our interview with del Toro.

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