Pinocchio

Disney has a live-action Pinocchio remake coming this year, which will surely make this list. However, Disney’s original Pinocchio is easily one of the greatest animated films ever created and also one of the best Disney movies for family night. That’s even more impressive considering that it was made 82 years ago, during the infancy of the medium. Dick Jones provides the voice of Pinocchio, a puppet who is brought to life by the Blue Fairy (Evelyn Venable) to be the son of a lonely toy-maker, Geppetto (Christian Rub).

Unfortunately, Pinocchio is a bit of a delinquent who has trouble telling right from wrong. That’s why Jiminy Cricket (Cliff Edwards) has to be Pinocchio’s conscience. Regardless, not even the good-hearted Jiminy can keep Pinocchio out of trouble for long. You don’t need to be a historian to see why the tale of the little wooden boy seeking to become real is the high water mark for Disney. From the puppet’s ever-growing nose to the climax within a whale, the Blue Fairy to Jiminy Cricket singing “When You Wish Upon a Star”, nearly every minute is iconic and awe-inspiring.

IMDb RATING: 7.5/10

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