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By nature, endings are sad. Therefore, it’s understandable if a few tears are shed when the final credits begin rolling at the conclusion of Toy Story 4. After all, according to everyone involved, this is reallytrulywepromisethistime the swa...
U.S. Release Date: 2019-06-21
MPAA Rating: "G"
Genre: Animated
Director: Josh Cooley
Cast: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, ...
To say that TRON was ahead of its time is to understate the matter. '80s special effects aside (pioneering though they were), this movie is a tremendous predictor of things to come, not only in terms of virtual reality but with respect to the advan...
U.S. Release Date: 1982-07-09
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Steven Lisberger
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, ...
Tron: Ares is fan service at its finest: a bold, brash spectacle that can’t get enough of its Easter eggs and callbacks. But there are two problems with this approach: it can be alienating for those outside the inner circle, and it prioritizes s...
U.S. Release Date: 2025-10-10
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Joachim Ronning
Cast: Greta Lee, Jared Leto, Evan Peters, ...
Seen in IMAX 3-D. They had 28 years, and this is the best they could come up with? It's not that TRON: Legacy is a complete failure. It's just that one has a right to expect a little more from a sequel this long in the making. The original TR...
U.S. Release Date: 2010-12-17
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: SCIENCE FICTION
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, ...
A film like Up makes it clear that Pixar has moved beyond the point where it feels the need to pander to children. Unlike its main animation competitor, Dreamworks, Pixar allows sophisticated themes and ideas to seep into its movies. Everything d...
U.S. Release Date: 2009-05-29
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Cast: (voices) Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, ...
Valiant is for the birds. Arguably the blandest of the burgeoning crop of big budget digitally animated films, Valiant aims to prove that the death of traditional animation has simply pushed lackluster screenplays into the digital realm. Until re...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-08-19
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Gary Chapman
Cast: (voices) Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, ...
Put simply, WALL-E is about as charming as movies get. In an animated marketplace where everything is starting to look and feel the same, WALL-E stands out because it exhibits a unique identity without losing its appeal to viewers of all ages. It...
U.S. Release Date: 2008-06-27
MPAA Rating: "G" (Nothing Objectionable)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Andew Stanton
Cast: (voices) Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin, ...
Hayao Miyazaki has long been viewed as the world's premiere animator. His work was so revered by the founders of Pixar that, after taking over Disney's animation department, they worked out a deal with whereby the studio would distribute Miyazaki's...
U.S. Release Date: 2014-02-28
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (War Violence)
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, ...
Wish is the brainchild of the Frozen production team, with director Chris Buck and writer Jennifer Lee re-teaming on the new project. Yet the magic they created with the 2013 Disney project (and, to a lesser extent, its sequel) is almost entirely ...
U.S. Release Date: 2023-11-22
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: Animated
Director: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Cast: Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, Alan Tudyk, ...
With Wreck-It Ralph, the video game/movie synergy is complete. Here's a movie that isn't based on a video game; it literally takes place within the world of video games. The concept is a little like that of Toy Story: the characters in video games ...
U.S. Release Date: 2012-11-02
MPAA Rating: "PG"
Genre: ANIMATED
Director: Rich Moore
Cast: (voices) John C. Reilly, Jack McBrayer, Sarah Silverman, ...