Toys that come alive, a trash-compacting robot in love, and a trip to the Land of the Dead. Pixar reinvented animation and broke hearts doing it, ranked here by critics and audiences alike.
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Toys that come alive, a trash-compacting robot in love, and a trip to the Land of the Dead. Pixar reinvented animation and broke hearts doing it, ranked here by critics and audiences alike.
Toy Story
The 1995 film that launched Pixar and the entire computer-animation era, following a cowboy doll and a spaceman toy who learn to share a boy's affection. Witty, heartfelt, and revolutionary, it remains a benchmark.
WALL-E
A near-silent, wondrous love story between two robots set on a trash-buried Earth and a bloated space-cruiser. Pixar's boldest film, equal parts environmental warning and tender romance, with eye-popping animation.
Coco
The Oscar-winning trip to the Land of the Dead, in which a music-loving boy uncovers his family's buried history. A dazzling, deeply emotional celebration of Mexican culture and memory.
Toy Story 3
The trilogy-capping tearjerker about the toys facing abandonment as Andy leaves for college. A near-perfect blend of adventure, humor, and gut-punch sentiment that won the Animated Feature Oscar.
Up
An adventure that opens with one of cinema's most moving montages, then sends a widowed balloon salesman and a young scout floating to South America. Tender, funny, and visually joyful.
Finding Nemo
A clownfish's odyssey across the ocean to rescue his son, buoyed by Ellen DeGeneres's unforgettable Dory. Pixar's gorgeous undersea adventure became one of the studio's most beloved hits.
Inside Out
An ingenious journey inside a young girl's mind, where personified emotions steer her through a wrenching move. Inventive and surprisingly profound about growing up and the value of sadness.
Toy Story 2
The rare sequel that surpasses its predecessor, deepening Woody's story with questions of legacy and mortality. Funnier and richer than the original, and a benchmark for the franchise.
Inside Out 2
The blockbuster sequel that introduced Anxiety and friends as Riley hits adolescence, becoming the highest-grossing animated film of all time. A worthy, crowd-pleasing return to the mind.
Toy Story 4
A wistful coda that follows Woody and a spork named Forky toward a new sense of purpose. Visually stunning and quietly philosophical, it won the franchise another Oscar.
Ranked across 6 sources: IndieWire · Every Pixar Movie Ranked · 0.5x Weight (2025); Time Out · The 10 Best Pixar Movies · 0.5x Weight (2024); GamesRadar · Best Pixar Movies Ranked · 0.5x Weight (2024); Rotten Tomatoes · Tomatometer · 0.5x Weight (June 2026); Rotten Tomatoes · Popcornmeter / Audience · 1.5x Weight (June 2026); IMDb · Ranked by User Rating · 1.5x Weight (June 2026). Full scoring is on the Methodology tab above.
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