If you loved Soul, try Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio has roughly 3.4× fewer votes than Soul — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Animation / Drama / Fantasy territory. If that's the register that drew you to Soul, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio is

Italian countryside, wartime, a cricket's song. A wooden boy and his father, a poor woodcarver, face expectations and a changing world. Del Toro's dark fantasy roots show in this stop-motion tale.

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