Top 5 Pixar Movies

Thirty-one Pixar films to choose from, and we only agreed on one.

Jeff's picks

№ 1
Inside Out (2015)
Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen
Maybe the Pixar movie he knows best after countless viewings. Witty, and great for emotional insight.
№ 2
Coco (2017)
Lee Unkrich, Adrian Molina
A great, heartfelt story and one of his favorite soundtracks. The family still sings it at random.
№ 3
WALL-E (2008)
Andrew Stanton
Almost no dialogue and still extremely engaging. From the opening scene with Hello, Dolly! you know he's full of love.
№ 4
Monsters University (2013)
Dan Scanlon
Standing in for the whole Monsters franchise. He actually enjoys it a little more than Monsters, Inc.
№ 5
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Lee Unkrich
The ending really hit him at the time. It felt like the right place to wrap up the series.

Matt's picks

№ 1
WALL-E (2008)
Andrew Stanton
So clever and so unique, and still nothing else like it. Admirable that there's no WALL-E 2.
№ 2
Toy Story 2 (1999)
John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich, Ash Brannon
The tightest of the Toy Story films. Zurg, Al's Toy Barn, and fun from end to end.
№ 3
Up (2009)
Pete Docter, Bob Peterson
Hilarious and heartfelt, with memorable visuals. The mechanical engineer in him still questions the balloon math.
№ 4
The Incredibles (2004)
Brad Bird
A fresh spin on superheroes before the Marvel wave, with great action and voice work.
№ 5
Ratatouille (2007)
Brad Bird, Jan Pinkava
Not his thing at first, but he's come to really appreciate how unique and well made it is.

The only film on both lists is WALL-E. We both think Pixar's early run is hard to beat, though Jeff gave honorable mentions to Hoppers and Inside Out 2.