Toy Story 5
Walt Disney Pictures | Release Date: June 19, 2026 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 54 Critic Reviews
Positive:
43
Mixed:
10
Negative:
1
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50
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonJun 18, 2026
Lilypad’s creativity-zapping existence throws off Pixar’s ability to brainstorm a dynamic story. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreJun 18, 2026
It’s great that they moved the “toy” story towards a plucky female character helping a little girl grow up with Toy Story 5. There are a couple of hard tugs at the heartstrings in the third act to give that something of a payoff. But it’s a crying shame they didn’t have more to say than that in the fifth film in the franchise that made their reputation, at least enough to justify sullying the brand in the process. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreJun 18, 2026
Toy Story 5, which was directed by studio stalwart Andrew Stanton (who co-wrote the script with Kenna Harris), is both the best thing Pixar has done since Turning Red and disappointing in a way that only something you once found utterly captivating could manage to be. Read full review
60
The New York TimesManohla DargisJun 18, 2026
It’s fine, pretty and amusing, but if no one’s heart seems in it, perhaps it’s time to make way for other toys. Read full review
50
Rolling StoneDavid FearJun 16, 2026
This fifth entry in the series is designed to be a cautionary tale for our contemporary in-crisis moment of Silicon Valley’s stronghold on our lives. But it’s even more of cautionary tale on brand management. This is what happens when you beat a franchise to death. Read full review
60
Radio TimesEmma SimmondsJun 16, 2026
The film is overstuffed with characters. In some ways, this gives us an embarrassment of riches (there’s clearly no shortage of ideas in that sense), but very few get time to shine, whether it’s old favourites or newer creations (Ernie Hudson’s reinvigorated Combat Carl, for example, is great but underemployed). Read full review
40
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyJun 16, 2026
There’s still wit and imagination here – and unexpected timeliness with the UK social media ban for under-16’s – but the emotional stakes feel tired and the storylines recycled. It is the worst in the series by far. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJun 16, 2026
The gags are plentiful. Old pals are still upright. But the sense of a finger wagging throughout can’t help but temper some of the fun. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawJun 16, 2026
It’s almost incredible to think that the Toy Story series is more than 30 years old, a central plank of the Pixar animation golden age. But now it is played out and IP exhaustion has set in. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineJake ColeJun 16, 2026
Toy Story 5 leans into the sentimental beats that are familiar to the series, except those moments too often give the film the feel of a PSA aimed at convincing parents to monitor their kids’ screen time. Read full review
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