Best Pixar Movies, Ranked
6/22/202626 min
Toy Story 5 just hit theaters, so it seemed like a good time to revisit our episode from last summer where we discussed YOUR picks for the greatest Pixar films of all time. Thousands of you voted, and we've got the results.
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Stephen Thompson· Host0:15
[upbeat music] It's been more than 30 years since Pixar kicked off a historic run of animated features with Toy Story. And with Toy Story 5 in theaters, it seemed like a good time for your picks for the greatest Pixar films of all time. So we are revisiting our episode from last summer, where we discussed the best of the best. I'm Stephen Thompson, and today, in this encore episode of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, we are ranking the best Pixar movies. Here to reveal the list is my co-host, Aisha Harris. Hey, Aisha.
Aisha Harris· Host0:51
Mike Wazowski. I mean- [laughs] Hey, Steven.
Stephen Thompson· Host0:53
[laughs] [laughs] You will forever be Sulley to my Mike Wazowski.
Aisha Harris· Host0:58
[laughs] [laughs] I love it. Thank you, Steven.
Stephen Thompson· Host1:00
[laughs] So for those of you who didn't vote in our Pixar poll, a quick bit of background. We gave listeners a list of Pixar features, 28 of them in all prior to the release of Elio, and the chance to pick no more than three of them, which given the number of classic films was a tough task. I personally counted seven films I wanted to put in my top three.
Aisha Harris· Host1:23
Mm.
Stephen Thompson· Host1:24
So with that in mind, let's get to your top five, which thanks to a well-placed tie, is actually