Movies like Pinocchio: Unstrung (2026)

Name: Pinocchio: Unstrung
Released: 2026

10 films to watch after Pinocchio: Unstrung, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Influenced by a sinister Cricket and created by Geppetto, Pinocchio launches a violent crusade to carve himself into a real boy like his brother James, one piece at a time.

1

Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Fit 67%

Shares Fantasy with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

In post–civil war Spain, 10-year-old Ofelia moves with her pregnant mother to live under the control of her cruel stepfather. Drawn into a mysterious labyrinth, she meets a faun who reveals that she may be a lost princess from an underground kingdom. To return to her true father, she must complete a series of surreal and perilous tasks that blur the line between reality and fantasy.
2

Mandy (2018)

Fit 64%

Shares Fantasy and Horror with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

The Shadow Mountains, 1983. Red and Mandy lead a loving and peaceful existence; but when their pine-scented haven is savagely destroyed, Red is catapulted into a phantasmagoric journey filled with bloody vengeance and laced with fire.
3

Dagon (2001)

Fit 61%

Shares Fantasy and Horror with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

A boating accident off the coast of Spain sends Paul and his girlfriend Barbara to the decrepit fishing village of Imboca. As night falls, people start to disappear and things not quite human start to appear. Paul is pursued by the entire town. Running for his life, he uncovers Imboca's secret..they worship Dagon, a monstrous god of the sea...and Dagon's unholy offspring are on the loose...
4

Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)

Fit 55%

Shares Horror and Fantasy with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her transformation at bay - leads to her being incarcerated in a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts where her only friend is an eccentric young girl by the name of Ghost.
5

Barbarian (2022)

Fit 51%

Shares Horror and Mystery with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

In town for a job interview, a young woman arrives at her Airbnb late at night only to find that it has been mistakenly double-booked and a strange man is already staying there. Against her better judgement, she decides to stay the night anyway.
6

The Children (2008)

Fit 50%

Shares Horror and Mystery with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

A relaxing Christmas vacation turns into a terrifying fight for survival as the children begin to turn on their parents.
7

Wishmaster (1997)

Fit 49%

Shares Horror and Fantasy with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

The Djinn, having been released from his ancient prison, seeks to capture the soul of the woman who discovered him, thereby opening a portal and freeing his fellow Djinn to take over the earth.
8

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Fit 48%

Shares Horror with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.
9

Cube (1998)

Fit 45%

Shares Mystery with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

A group of strangers find themselves trapped in a maze-like prison. It soon becomes clear that each of them possesses the peculiar skills necessary to escape, if they don't wind up dead first.
10

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)

Fit 43%

Shares Horror and Fantasy with Pinocchio: Unstrung.

Young sweethearts Billy and Kate move to the Big Apple, land jobs in a high-tech office park and soon reunite with the friendly and lovable Gizmo. But a series of accidents creates a whole new generation of Gremlins. The situation worsens when the devilish green creatures invade a top-secret laboratory and develop genetically altered powers, making them even harder to destroy!