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Inside Out
2015 95 min United States of America PG 6+
★9.0
Animation, Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
Director: Pete Docter, Ronnie Del Carmen
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Description
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.
Budget:
$175M
US Gross:
$356.46M
Worldwide:
$857.61M
Starring
Amy Poehler
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Bill Hader
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Lewis Black
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Awards
Georges Awards 2016
— Best Animated Feature
Golden Globe 2016
— Best Animated Feature
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2016
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Screenplay
BAFTA 2016
— Best Animated Feature
Academy Awards 2016
— Best Animated Feature
Saturn Awards 2016
— Best Animated Feature
BAFTA 2016
— Best Original Screenplay
Key opinion
Inside Out is widely celebrated as a masterful return to form for Pixar, praised for its ingenious and accessible conceptualization of human psychology. While most critics laud its emotional intelligence and ability to resonate with both children and adults, a small minority finds the narrative formulaic or overly reliant on conventional family tropes.
| Originality | The film succeeds as a brilliant, accessible metaphor for complex inner psychological processes. | |
| Theme | The narrative strikes a profound balance, offering simple engagement for children while providing deep, contemplative insights for adults. | |
| Production | The animation quality is exceptional, featuring vivid, meticulous, and visually stunning world-building. | |
| Emotion | The emotional payoff is effective and deeply moving, particularly in its depiction of the necessity of sadness in human growth. | |
| Acting | The voice performances, while serviceable, draw conflicting reactions regarding their level of impact and memorability. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are divided: some praise the innovative story structure, while others find the plot predictable and reliant on standard, melodramatic family tropes. |