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  • 2023
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
The Inventor

Summary The Inventor follows famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci after he leaves Italy for France. In his new country, da Vinci joins the French court where he experiments with flying contraptions, invents machines and studies the human body, all in an effort to answer the question: “What is the meaning of life?”

Directed By: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon

  • 2023
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2023
  • PG
  • Blue Fox Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

The Inventor

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
66
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 13 User Ratings
7.8
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Summary The Inventor follows famed inventor and artist Leonardo da Vinci after he leaves Italy for France. In his new country, da Vinci joins the French court where he experiments with flying contraptions, invents machines and studies the human body, all in an effort to answer the question: “What is the meaning of life?”

Directed By: Jim Capobianco, Pierre-Luc Granjon

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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30% Mixed
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83
Apr 23, 2024
While relying on some historical information, its inherent sweetness is the main reason for its success.
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80
Sep 14, 2023
Despite its heavy-duty subject matter, the film co-directed by Capobianco and Pierre-Luc Granjon is filled with welcome humor of both the visual and verbal varieties.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
78
Sep 13, 2023
There's an undeniable boldness to Capobianco's decision to channel a biography through the medium of stop motion, but it's perfect for the untrammeled exuberance and boundless ingenuity of Da Vinci.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
70
Sep 15, 2023
It’s charming in its own modest way (it ain’t Laika), but the simplistic character design is made up for with energy and creativity. Whether all the cadavers, complex inventions, existential musings, themes of progress and censorship, and politics will alienate the wee ones remains to be seen – but, again, at least it’s not pandering. The Inventor is charming and modest but also honest and true – a rarity these days. Hurry up and check it out before Gen Z cancels Leonardo for being a misogynist.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 28, 2023
Despite its protagonist, voiced by British actor Stephen Fry, the film feels oddly disjointed, as if there’s not enough story to sustain 90 minutes of beautifully-made stop-motion and hand-drawn animation.
By Emily Zemler FULL REVIEW
60
Sep 14, 2023
The Inventor falls awkwardly between a kids’ movie and one for grown-ups.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
50
Sep 14, 2023
The Inventor is rife with somewhat didactic lessons — about power, innovation, curiosity — yet a presumably unintended one might be that lessons themselves, however insightful, are not always captivating.
By Lisa Kennedy FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Leo and King, Aerial Contrivance Workshop, Align, Carte Blanche, Curiosity Rights, Curiosity Studio, Foliascope, Former Prodigy Media, Gaia Entertainment, Leveller Media, Moo Studios, SIE Films, Slated, Tip-Top Productions
Release Date Sep 15, 2023
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG
Genres
Tagline Imagination takes flight.
Website https://curiositystudio.com/?portfolio-item=the-inventor-film
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Awards

Annecy International Animated Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Annie Awards
• 1 Nomination

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