Items30The creator’s order
  1. 1Toy Story 2 (1999)Toy Story 2 (1999) 7.9/10 on IMDbReleased 30 Oct 1999Woody's temptation to become a perfectly preserved collectible becomes sharper once you know the cost of keeping life safely unused. Jessie's remembered abandonment gives that choice an emotional history, rather than making it a lesson delivered to the hero. The airport rescue is still enormous…0
  2. 2Inside Out (2015)Inside Out (2015) 8.1/10 on IMDbReleased 17 Jun 2015Joy's determination to keep Riley cheerful can look less helpful after you have tried to support someone through a difficult move. The film gives sadness a social function: it can make a need visible instead of merely interrupting the fun. Its bright control-room comedy is family entertainment, but…0
  3. 3Up (2009)Up (2009) 8.3/10 on IMDbReleased 28 May 2009The early account of Carl and Ellie's marriage is moving, but watch how Carl handles objects afterwards. The house offers him a way to carry devotion while avoiding the risk of another relationship. Russell's inconvenient presence makes that distinction concrete. Rewatching after bereavement can be…0
  4. 4Coco (2017)Coco (2017) 8.4/10 on IMDbReleased 27 Oct 2017Coco makes remembering someone an activity a family must keep doing, through stories, photographs and music. An adult may notice how easily a family story can become a rule that nobody living has examined. Miguel's journey is exuberant, yet its tenderest passages depend on attention to an elderly…0
  5. 5Finding Nemo (2003)Finding Nemo (2003) 8.2/10 on IMDbReleased 30 May 2003Marlin's protectiveness begins with devastating loss, which makes his anxiety comprehensible even when it restricts Nemo. The adult drama is learning that good intentions can still become control. Dory's willingness to accept help offers a different way through uncertainty. The rescue remains…0
  6. 6The Incredibles (2004)The Incredibles (2004) 8.0/10 on IMDbReleased 27 Oct 2004Bob's nostalgia for being exceptional has a domestic bill: Helen is left managing much of the family life while he pursues recognition. The office satire and arguments about secrecy can become funnier, and less flattering, once work and childcare compete for your time. The superpowers turn those…0
  7. 7WALL·E (2008)WALL·E (2008) 8.4/10 on IMDbReleased 26 Jun 2008The lonely rubbish collector's care for discarded objects makes the ruined Earth feel inhabited before the humans appear. As an adult, the contrast between useful labour and effortless consumption is harder to leave in the background. WALL·E's hesitant courtship keeps the film affectionate rather…0
  8. 8The Iron Giant (1999)The Iron Giant (1999) 8.1/10 on IMDbReleased 6 Aug 1999Hogarth's friendship with a giant robot first plays as a thrilling secret. Later, the adults' fear of an unfamiliar power becomes just as absorbing: protection can slide into pre-emptive aggression. The Giant learning to distinguish what he can do from what he chooses to do gives the Cold War…0
  9. 9Lilo & Stitch (2002)Lilo & Stitch (2002) 7.4/10 on IMDbReleased 21 Jun 2002Nani's difficulty keeping a job while caring for Lilo gives this alien comedy a second centre. Her impatience is no longer simply an obstacle to a child's freedom; it comes from love under financial pressure and the threat of separation. Lilo and Stitch remain gloriously unruly. The older sister's…0
  10. 10The Prince of Egypt (1998)The Prince of Egypt (1998) 7.3/10 on IMDbReleased 16 Dec 1998The relationship between Moses and Rameses makes inherited power a personal tragedy as well as the setting for a biblical epic. Growing older can shift attention from the spectacle to the cost of refusing to question the world that raised you. The songs carry both intimacy and scale. This is family…0