Here we've displayed a list of the best Puppetry films : Filmed in Supermarionation(2014), The Beaver(2011), The Punch and Judy Man(1962), The Great Gabbo(1929), Shanks(1974), Possum(2018), The Happytime Murders(2018), Lili(1953), Flight of the Red Balloon(2007) ... ...
Documentary
UK
2014
Minutes
Sylvia Anderson Nicholas Parsons Brian Johnson David Graham Shane Rimmer Mary Turner
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The definitive documentary about the iconic puppetry technique developed by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, Supermarionation was used in all their programmes throughout the 1960s including Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds.
Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2011
91 Minutes
Mel Gibson Jodie Foster Anton Yelchin Jennifer Lawrence Riley Thomas Stewart Cherry Jones Kelly Coffield Michael Rivera
executive husband wife son puppet depressed person uplifting offbeat sad new york city house street office family home toy factory puppetry depression communication reconciliation husband/wife relationship
A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.
Comedy
UK
1962
96 Minutes
puppeteer performance artist entertainer shopkeeper hilarious madcap spirited beach shop shopfront puppetry social climbing lost illusions rise fall transformation 1960s
Dark comedy about a seaside Punch and Judy man driven to distraction by his social climbing wife and his hatred for the snobbery of local government. He is persuaded to go to the Mayor's gala evening but it's all too much for him.
Musical
USA
1929
95 Minutes
Erich von Stroheim Betty Compson Don Douglas Babe Kane
ventriloquist assistant dancer dummy husband wife brooding disturbing outlandish dark café stage backstage puppetry madness performance show business rejection failure fall
An insanely, egocentric ventriloquist, even though he is possessed by his wooden dummy, is in love with a dancer who is in love with another. The dummy gives advice to the ventriloquist.
Fantasy
USA
1974
95 Minutes
Marcel Marceau Tsilla Chelton Phillippe Clay
puppeteer mad scientist young girl alcoholic sister-in-law biker eerie outlandish offbeat frightening mansion cemetery party laboratory reviving the dead medical experiments puppetry loneliness friendship control
A mute puppeteer uses a deceased scientist's invention to control dead bodies like puppets.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
2018
85 Minutes
Sean Harris Alun Armstrong Simon Bubb Charlie Eales Raphel Famotibe Joe Gallucci
puppeteer dark creepy tense suspenseful thrilling childhood home puppetry puppets childhood secrets discovery
After returning to his childhood home, a disgraced children's puppeteer is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured his entire life.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA|China|Canada
2018
91 Minutes
Melissa McCarthy Elizabeth Banks Maya Rudolph Leslie David Baker Joel McHale Cynthy Wu Michael McDonald Mitch Silpa Hemky Madera Benjamin Cole Royer Brekkan Spens
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When the puppet cast of a '90s children's TV show begin to get murdered one by one, a disgraced LAPD detective-turned-private eye puppet takes on the case.
Musical, Romance
1953
81 Minutes
Leslie Caron Mel Ferrer Jean-Pierre Aumont Zsa Zsa Gabor Kurt Kaszner Amanda Blake Alex Gerry Ralph Dumke Wilton Graff George Baxter
teen girl magician puppeteer assistant amusing emotional small town circus france love triangle circus friendship puppetry young love growing up transformation 1950s
A French teen (Leslie Caron) joins a carnival and meets a lying magician (Jean-Pierre Aumont) and a loving puppeteer (Mel Ferrer).
Drama
2007
114 Minutes
Juliette Binoche Simon Iteanu Hippolyte Girardot Song Fang Louise Margolin
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An overworked single woman (Juliette Binoche) hires a Chinese film student (Song Fang) to take care of her son.