Every Pixar Animated Movie Ranked From Worst to Best including 'Elio'
From 'Brave' to 'Up,' Moviefone ranks every Pixar movies ever made, including their latest, 'Elio', which opens in theaters on June 20th.

(L to R) Yonas Kibreab and Remy Edgerly in 'Elio'. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s 'Elio' releases in theaters June 20, 2025. © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Pixar Animation Studios has changed the game when it comes to animated feature films.
For almost 30 years the Northern California studio has delivered some of the most critically acclaimed and beloved animated films of all time including 'Inside Out'.
The studio's latest movie, 'Zoe Saldaña, opens in theaters on June 20th.
In honor of Pixar's new film, Moviefone is ranking every movie Pixar has ever made, including their latest.
Let's begin!
29. 'Lightyear' (2022)

Buzz Lightyear (voice of Chris Evans) in Disney and Pixar’s 'Lightyear,' which opens in U.S. theaters on June 17, 2022. © 2021 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.

28. 'Cars 3' (2017)
Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (Paul Newman), and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn't through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!

Cars 3
27. 'The Good Dinosaur' (2015)
An epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo (Raymond Ochoa) makes an unlikely human friend.
The Good Dinosaur
26. 'Cars 2' (2011)
Star race car Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) and his pal Mater (Larry the Cable Guy) head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
25. 'Elemental' (2023)

Pixar's 'Elemental.' © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman (Mamoudou Athie) will discover something elemental: how much they have in common.

24. 'Monsters University' (2013)
A look at the relationship between Mike (John Goodman) during their days at Monsters University — when they weren't necessarily the best of friends.

Monsters University
23. 'Cars' (2006)
Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson), a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.

22. 'Onward' (2020)
In a suburban fantasy world, two teenage elf brothers (Chris Pratt) embark on an extraordinary quest to discover if there is still a little magic left out there.

21. 'Brave' (2012)
Brave is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Mérida (Robbie Coltrane).

20. 'Elio' (2025)

Yonas Kibreab in 'Elio'. Directed by Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi and Adrian Molina, and produced by Mary Alice Drumm, Disney and Pixar’s 'Elio' releases in theaters June 20, 2025. © 2024 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Elio (Yonas Kidreab), a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Elio
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19. 'Luca' (2024)
Luca (Jack Dylan Grazer) experience an unforgettable summer on the Italian Riviera. But all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

18. 'A Bug's Life' (1998)
On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik (Kevin Spacey).
17. 'Finding Dory' (2016)
Dory (Albert Brooks) in the search for answers about her past. What can she ? Who are her parents? And where did she learn to speak Whale?

Finding Dory
16. 'Incredibles 2' (2018)
Elastigirl (Craig T. Nelson) faces his greatest challenge yet – taking care of the problems of his three children.

15. 'Inside Out 2' (2024)

Pixar's 'Inside Out 2'. © 2022 Disney/Pixar. All Rights Reserved.
Teenager Riley's (Maya Hawke) shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.

14. 'Monsters, Inc.' (2001)
Lovable Sulley (John Goodman) and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

Monsters, Inc.
13. 'Turning Red' (2024)
Thirteen-year-old Mei (Rosalie Chiang) is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda.

12. 'Toy Story 2' (1999)
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen (Tim Allen) meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
11. 'WALL·E' (2008)
What if mankind had to leave Earth and somebody forgot to turn the last robot off? After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E (Elissa Knight). EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

WALL·E
10. 'Soul' (2024)

Jamie Foxx voices Joe Gardner in Pixar's 'Soul'. Photo: Pixar.
Joe Gardner (Tina Fey), a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

Soul
9. 'Toy Story 4' (2019)
Woody (Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie (Tony Hale) to her room, a road trip adventure alongside old and new friends will show Woody how big the world can be for a toy.

8. 'Ratatouille' (2007)
Remy (Patton Oswalt), a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culinary masterpieces to his heart's delight. The only problem is, Remy is a rat. When he winds up in the sewer beneath one of Paris' finest restaurants, the rodent gourmet finds himself ideally placed to realize his dream.
Black Rain
7. 'Coco' (2017)
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel (Gael GarcÃa Bernal), and together, they set off on an extraordinary journey to unlock the real story behind Miguel's family history.

6. 'Toy Story 3' (2010)
Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz (Tim Allen), and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.

5. 'Finding Nemo' (2003)

(L to R) Albert Brooks voices Marlin and Ellen DeGeneres voices Dory in 'Finding Nemo'. Photo: Pixar Studios.
Nemo (Alexander Gould), an adventurous young clownfish, is unexpectedly taken from his Great Barrier Reef home to a dentist's office aquarium. It's up to his worrisome father Marlin (Albert Brooks) and a friendly but forgetful fish Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) to bring Nemo home -- meeting vegetarian sharks, surfer dude turtles, hypnotic jellyfish, hungry seagulls, and more along the way.

Finding Nemo
4. 'Inside Out' (2015)
When 11-year-old Riley (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

Inside Out
3. 'The Incredibles' (2004)
Bob Parr (Craig T. Nelson) has given up his superhero days to time as an insurance adjuster and raise his three children (Eli Fucile) with his formerly heroic wife (Holly Hunter) in suburbia. But when he receives a mysterious assignment, it's time to get back into costume.

2. 'Up' (2009)
Carl Fredricksen (Jordan Nagai)) gives him a new lease on life.
Up
1. 'Toy Story' (1995)

(L to R) Woody (Tom Hanks) and Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) in Pixar Animation Studios' 'Toy Story.'
Led by Woody (Tom Hanks), Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.

Toy Story
