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This article was originally published on June 13, 2018.
It has been updated to include subsequent films, includingInside Out 2.
28 and one of them has to be No.
Still, Pixars competition lags behind.
28.Cars 3(2017)
28.
Not exactly a high bar … and were not even convinced this film gets over it.
Its not so much bad as it is deeply dispiriting.
27.Lightyear(2022)
27.
What would that movie look like?
What kind of character would Buzz be?
Were not mad atLightyear, were just disappointed.
26.Cars 2(2011)
26.
But that didnt mean we wanted to see Tow Mater in a James Bond spoof.
25.Elemental(2023)
25.
Elementalcontinues a trend of recent Pixar movies that leave you thinking, Well, at least itlookedamazing.
And, indeed, the fantastical realm of Element City is gorgeously imagined, both futuristic and romantic.
Its just the story that keeps causing the problems.
Thats a laudable message, but theres something frustratingly undeveloped about this love story.
But Pixar is better than that.
At least it should be.
24.Brave(2012)
24.
23.Monsters University(2013)
23.
22.The Good Dinosaur(2015)
22.
It was hardly the companys first movie to have a difficult birth (No.
This may be the one Pixar film most deserving of a reappraisal in ten years.
21.A Bugs Life(1998)
21.
20.Onward(2019)
- is being asked to carry some uninspired, familiar characterizations and yet another Lets Go On A Quest!
(And that the movies idea of a sight gag is having a stop sign that reads HALT.)
But even at Replacement Level Pixar, they still find a way to crawl across the finish line.
19.Cars(2006)
19.
Into that awaiting storm walkedCars, a sweet, modest family comedy.
18.Soul(2020)
- plot (with partner Tina Fey, who doesnt rise to the occasion).
17.Coco(2017)
17.
16.Incredibles 2(2018)
16.
(TheDespicable Mefranchise in particular owesThe Incrediblesa huge debt.)
This time around, Mr.
Incredible (Craig T. Nelson) has to play Mr. ## 15.Luca(2021)
15.
One of Pixars great challenges is managing expectations.
14.Monsters, Inc.(2001)
14.
Mikes kvetching gets tiresome, but the movie zooms along with whiplash speed.
(The third-act chase set in theMonsters, Inc.conveyor belt of doors thrills.)
And cmon, Sulleys final reaction shot is just beautiful.
Her feature debut is about boy bands and Toronto, friendship and motherhood, puberty and bullies.
Its also really funny.
(Seriously, whyarethere five members in 4*Town?)
With filmmakers like her onboard, maybe Pixar is merely rebuilding and preparing for an exciting new era.
12.Inside Out 2(2024)
12.
Some of the original voice cast has been replaced.
And some of the novelty ofInside Outs conceit has faded with this sequel.
11.FindingDory(2016)
11.
Thirteen years after the marvelousFinding Nemohit theaters, its debatable whether audiences were clamoring for a sequel.
Also: You may never hear Sigourney Weavers voice again without chuckling.
10.Up(2009)
10.
All right, all right: We know this is lower than you think it should be.
9.Ratatouille(2007)
9.
Why even risk the most beloved animated franchise of the last two decades?
Did theyneedto make a fourth one?
7.Inside Out(2015)
7.
And Bing Bong is going to break your heart.
6.Toy Story 3(2010)
6.
(One of us had this as hisbest movie of 2010, after all.)
5.The Incredibles(2004)
5.
If all blockbusters were like this one, wed never object to a fifthTransformersmovie.
It does all this in under two hours and never seems to be rushing or cramming anything in.
4.Toy Story 2(1999)
4.
Toy Story 2should have been a disaster.
Miraculously,Toy Story 2shows no signs of the panic that went into making it.
3.Finding Nemo(2003)
3.
2.Toy Story(1995)
2.
Otherwise, though, the best comedy of the 1990s remains perfect.
1.WALL-E(2008)
1.
And not for nothing,WALL-Ealso happens to feature Pixars greatest love story.
Theyve never been better.
This is our pick.
