Every Pixar Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best
and Christina Pellegrini, for Metacritic – May 5, 2016
Last updated May 2023 to add Elemental.
Sure, the magical, computer-generated world of Pixar creates some fantastic characters. But some Pixar films are more incredible than others. That’s why we’ve assembled all of the animation studio’s movies ranked by their Metascores, so you can make wise choices for your family’s next binge-watching session.
Pixar's second release of 2020 wasn't able to make it to theaters (instead debuting Christmas Day on Disney+), but it proved to be the most impressive film out of the studio since Inside Out five years earlier. Sharing a director (Pete Docter) with the latter film, Soul centers on a middle-school music teacher (Jamie Foxx) whose quest to perform at a top jazz club takes him on a journey through a fantastical land populated by unborn souls.
“This densely packed, exquisitely executed and just a teensy bit batshit film is peak Pixar. It's a vintage mix of the company's intricate storytelling, complex emotional intelligence, technical prowess and cerebral whimsy on dexamethasone.” —Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter