If you are a fan of cartoon features, you will be familiar with studios and companies like Disney, Nickelodeon, Dreamworks, et cetera. Since the beginning of the 21st century, the production of animated flicks has been developing fast. 3D animation has become a dominator on the big screen, especially for kid audiences.
When we talk about 3D animation, we never forget to mention PIXAR, a very famous critically and commercially American computer animation studio. PIXAR started in 1979 as part of the Lucasfilm computer division and was purchased by Disney in January 2006. The title has such a big reputation that when people hear the name, they know they will never be disappointed.
Let’s check out the top eleven most loved animated movies from PIXAR that we have compiled and see if they deserve to be the best animation studio!
#1. Up
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Up is arguably the best-animated movie until now. It tells a touching story of an old man losing every meaning of his life and a ten-year-old boy on a journey to South America. It earned $735.1 million worldwide.
#2. Monsters, Inc.
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Upon its release, it received critical acclaim and was a commercial success, grossing over $577 million worldwide. The film centers on two monsters, the hairy James P. “Sulley” Sullivan and his one-eyed partner and best friend Mike Wazowski, who are employed at the titular energy-producing factory Monsters, Inc., which generates power by scaring human children.
#3. Finding Nemo
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The flick earned $871 million worldwide by the end of its initial theatrical run. Its plot was about an overprotective clownfish Marlin searching for his missing son Nemo. Along the way, Marlin learns to take risks and comes to terms with Nemo taking care of himself.
#4. The Incredibles
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The superhero film earned $632 million worldwide. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, it follows a couple of superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, who hide their powers and live a quiet life with their three children. However, the desire to help people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe.
#5. Coco
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This movie grossed over $807 million worldwide. It follows a 12-year-old boy accidentally transported to the Land of the Dead, where he seeks the help of his deceased musician great-great-grandfather to return him to life and reverse his family’s ban on music.
#6. Ratatouille
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Set in Paris, the plot follows a rat who dreams of becoming a chef and tries to achieve his goal by forming an unlikely alliance with a restaurant’s garbage boy. The film grossed $623.7 million.
#7. Soul
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Due to Covid-19, this movie wasn’t released as scheduled, which lead to its low box office gaining ($121 million). Nevertheless, Soul is worth watching for audiences of every age. It follows a pianist nearly killed in an accident before his big break as a jazz musician and seeking to reunite his separated soul and body.
#8. Wall E
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The film received critical acclaim for its animation, story, voice acting, characters, visuals, score, use of minimal dialogue, and scenes of romance. It was also commercially successful, grossing $521.3 million worldwide. WALL-E follows a solitary robot on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth in 2805, left to clean up garbage. He is visited by a probe sent by the starship Axiom, a robot called EVE, with whom he falls in love and pursues across the galaxy.
#9. Brave
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Receiving generally positive reviews, it was a box office success, grossing $540.4 million. It was set in the Scottish Highlands, about Princess Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. When her mother falls victim to a curse and turns into a bear, Merida must find the key to save the kingdom. Also, Merida is the first Disney Princess created by Pixar.
#10. Onward
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The film received positive reviews from critics, but underperformed at the box office, grossing only $142 million worldwide, again, due to the pandemic. Set in a suburban fantasy world, the film follows two elf brothers who set out on a quest to find an artifact that will temporarily bring back their deceased father for twenty-four hours before it is too late.
#11. Inside Out
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The film received positive reviews for its craftsmanship, screenplay, subject matter, plot, and vocal performances. Inside Out earned $858.8 million worldwide, following the inner workings inside the mind of a young girl, as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions as she adapts to her family’s relocation.
#12. Bonus: A Bug’s Life
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It was the second feature-length film produced by Pixar telling a story of a misfit ant, Flik, who is looking for “tough warriors” to save his colony from a protection racket run by Hopper’s gang of grasshoppers. Unfortunately, the “warriors” he brings back turn out to be an inept troupe of Circus Bugs.
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