All Pixar Movies Ordered From Worst To Best


T  long-awaited arrival in theaters of 'Onward' gives us back the best face of Pixar , a company that has given us a multitude of great films since the premiere of 'Toy Story' in 1995.


Naturally, everyone has their favorite titles and also those they don't like so much. Something tells me that there are many more coincidences in the latter than in the former and at Espinof we have decided to dare to order the 22 Pixar films from worst to best . We invite you to discover the position that each one of them occupies.

The lowest point in Pixar's filmography is a movie that is at least not a copy of its predecessor, but that's not necessarily a good thing in this case. A crazy plot of spies that never hooks and entrusts an excessive role to the unbearable Mate to carry out a story that more than ever seems designed -


22. 'Cars 2'

The lowest point in Pixar's filmography is a movie that is at least not a copy of its predecessor, but that's not necessarily a good thing in this case. A crazy plot of spies that never hooks and entrusts an excessive role to the unbearable Mate to carry out a story that more than ever seems designed .


21. 'Cars 3'

A worthy attempt to regain the spirit of the first installment by turning the career of Lightning McQueen around. He does not offer anything particularly stimulating in what he tells us and he develops it with common sense but pulling too much on automatic pilot. There are some funny scenes and this time they care to give a little heart to the story, but that radical turn that the first advances promised was much more promising than what we ended up seeing in the movies .


20. 'Cars'

A kind of covert remake of 'Doc Hollywood' , the film starring Michael J. Fox in 1991. The story is the same, the only thing that here the protagonist is a racing car and there a surgeon. It was the first 'Cars' movie in which there was simply not that magic that had characterized the studio. Yes, there was a certain mime in the aspirations of the protagonist and his relationship with the character voiced by Paul Newman , but it ended up being just one more instead of being one of the Pixar level.


19. 'Arlo's Journey' ('The Good Dinosaur')

A nice but irregular adventure full of more or less curious situations but that did not work as a whole. The animation was remarkable and there are moments of great beauty, but the script does not measure up , something especially evident when the protagonists are dedicated to talking. When they act, it's entertaining at worst, but when it comes to the protagonist's emotional journey it just doesn't measure up to what we expect and want from Pixar.


18. 'Brave'

Pixar's Disney Classic . I can't think of a better way to define the history of Merida . It is true that certain topics associated with the image of animated film princesses are dismantled, but their stimulating central point is explored somewhat unevenly: the need for mother and daughter to reconcile, with the former representing tradition (the Disney cinema of yesteryear) and the second novelty (Pixar films). The problem is that it does resemble Disney more, but not its best films and for that it does not reach a better place in this ranking.


17. 'Finding Dory' ('Finding Dory')

A film that shows that Pixar has a great facility to give us good entertainment with a handful of scenes to remember and some anthological gag. However, it is also a sample of certain laziness on the part of the study betting on insurance and does not know how to squeeze all the ingredients with which it has at its disposal -the use of Nemo and Marlin is quite improvable-.


16. 'Monsters University' ('Monsters University')

Something similar to 'Finding Dory' happens, with the difference that here it simply does not get to contribute anything especially relevant to the universe of Mike and Sulley . Yes, it is endearing and at no point do you get bored thanks to its approach to the charm of losers, but you stay a bit the same after seeing it, which is also helped by the excess of characters. Instead of mesmerizing you, they have simply known how to do it well enough not to be able to fault it .


15. 'Finding Nemo' ('Finding Nemo')

It is the first film that comes to mind when talking about a Pixar work that does not convince you as much as others. It is true that Dory is a hideous character, that the journey under the sea to locate Nemo is the sea of ​​bearable and that in it a multitude of charming characters emerge -very fan of turtles-, but there is something that does not end fit completely and that I still find it difficult to identify , but that it is enough so that every time I see or think about it I like it a little less. In fact, I enjoyed the musical based on the movie that can be seen in some Disney amusement parks more than the film itself.


14. 'Bugs, a miniature adventure' ('A Bug's Life')

Pixar's great forgotten . The public little less than expected the new 'Toy Story' and what they found they liked, but not so much and with the passage of time it has been relegated. She is never mentioned among the best and it is a pity that I cannot do it either, because Flick's journey to get the allies necessary to curb the tyranny of the grasshoppers is very entertaining and everything is so careful that it does not matter how predictable it is. it could be. And it is that it bases its charm on that simplicity as a point of reference for the construction of wonderful characters, including the fearsome Hopper to whom the now marginalized Kevin Spacey lent his voice .


13. 'Onward'

Pixar proposes here an incredible fantasy universe but that then does not finish taking advantage of beyond serving as the basis for a multitude of occurrences. Luckily, the adventure of the two protagonist brothers is most entertaining and their strong emotional commitment to the outcome continues to work despite the fact that the studio should start to think about including new weapons in its repertoire.


12. 'Toy Story 4'

A sequel that practically no one asked for after the great reception that the third and in principle definitive delivery had. However, Pixar knew how to steer the course to give us a great adventure that maintained the identity of the franchise without losing its freshness. A hilarious film that also knows how to 

be emotional, especially in an ending that closes the story of one of the characters, but it falls a little below the previous three and one cannot avoid the feeling that it was not necessary.


11. 'Wall-E'

I wouldn't be surprised to see her topping the list of many and here yet she barely makes it to the middle of the list. The reason? Yes, his first 30 minutes are a real wonder in which you don't even need dialogue to build the fascinating relationship between Wall-E and Eva. The problem is that later the film continues and me the runner aboard the spaceship and everything related to obese humans does not bother me, but it does mean lowering the level significantly.


10. 'The Incredibles 2' ('The Incredibles 2')

The main drawback that we can put to this great sequel is the loss of the surprise factor, both because it is a sequel and because superhero cinema has been so abused in recent years that we are already too familiar with its narrative springs. Beyond that we have a remarkable adventure that works like a shot and that gives us a multitude of moments so funny that they more than compensate for the downside I mentioned before.


9. 'Monsters, SA' ('Monsters, Inc')

And we come to the most difficult, since with 'Monsters, SA' we begin the review of the Pixar films that I like so much that it costs me a lot to place one above another. Let's go by parts: Mike and Sulley are two memorable characters and the chemistry between them is indisputable, but it is also that Boo is so adorable that using that word falls short to describe her, the rest of the characters are great -look at the cameo of Bigfoot- and that end among the multitude of doors combines spectacularity and emotion in a way rarely seen. And the farewell is the perfect icing.


8. 'Ratatouille'

The concept seemed doomed to fail: who is not going to disgust the idea that there is a rat in the kitchen and that it is the one in charge of making what you are going to eat? I know that there are people who cannot get over that detail, but the way of carrying Remy's story is a delight , both in terms of his relationship with Linguini and the one he has with his own family. It is easy to stay with Anton Ego's great monologue , without a doubt one of the heights of 'Ratatouille', but the whole adventure is a marvel that conquers your heart until you reach a point where you simply believe an ending that remains the paper is pure nonsense.


7. 'Toy Story 2'

The sequel that Disney was about to do in a bad way but that a last minute deal saved . Everything that was initially planned was discarded for the benefit of an adventure that is true that follows the same scheme of the first, the only thing that with Buzz having to rescue Woody. That is something that is used to investigate more in his past -although there is no lack of a shocking revelation about Buzz- and to offer a fantastic precedent of the scene of the doors of 'Monsters, SA' with all the part of the airport conveyor belts .


6. 'Coco'

It is difficult to fairly assess how a movie you have seen so recently - and only once - fits among the best of a company with as many jewels as Pixar, but 'Coco' is fantastic. It begins as a more or less traditional adventure with special emphasis on the traditions of the fascinating Day of the Dead festival and then veers towards a more emotional type of story that conquers you almost without realizing it until it reaches a point where it is almost impossible to hold back tears. To that we must add a lot of fun, great songs - the best in the studio since the emblematic 'There is a friend in me' - and very good characters. Essential.


5. 'Toy Story'

The movie that changed everything . It is very difficult to hit the bullseye first time and Pixar did it by taking the premise that your toys are actually alive and have feelings, managing to get us to engage with them with an amazing naturalness. The great treatment of friendship, how wonderfully well managed the rivalry between Woody and Buzz and the incredible adventure full of anthological scenes to get back with Andy make it a before and after in animated cinema and not only for being the first made entirely by computer.


4. 'Toy Story 3'

I have doubted until the last moment which of the three installments of the saga was my favorite. The first is special on its own, the second was almost a miracle when it seemed doomed to fail, and the third is such a wonderful closure to Andy's story that there comes a point where it would be hard for me to understand that there is someone who is not excited and even burst into tears. Along the way you have all the doubts and the toys about whether Andy has passed from them, the excellent reflection of that in the Lotso story , the impressive scene in the garbage incinerator and the appearance of the adorable Bonnie to give new life to our favorite movie toys.


3. 'The Incredibles' ('The Incredibles')

It was my favorite Pixar movie for a long time, it's probably still my favorite superhero movie, and I'm dying to see its sequel . Everything related to life after I stopped being a superhero conquered me, but it is also that Brad Bird knows how to use the threat that Syndrome represents to recover the concept that the united family will never be defeated. Excitement and fun - great detail of the glue of the layers - in an impeccable adventure.


2. 'Up'

The first ten minutes are so wonderful that what happened to me with 'Wall-e' happened to many here. It is true that later it is another roll, although there are some moments based on how emotional they hit the target, but the crazy adventure of Carl and Russell is already so successful that by itself it would occupy a very high place on this list . To that we add how adorable Dug is and a great script that knows when to play each key and you have a real wonder , so much so that it even achieves the miracle that every time I see it I like it a little more, a rarity.


1.  'Inside Out'

At the time I did not hesitate to say that it was the best Pixar movie as soon as I saw it and I keep it, and it is that it has practically everything . On the one hand, that stage in which childhood begins to be left behind is explored and that entails important changes, but it is that it does so from the point of view of feelings, starting with a purely fun-oriented approach to give it a twist without at any time giving the feeling of forcing things.

The treatment of the characters is wonderful managing their strengths, there are a huge number of unforgettable scenes - although one starring Bing Bong and Alegría takes the cake - everything has a marvellous charm, from the design of the characters to the soundtrack of Michael Giacchino , and I just don't have the slightest fault to put on him. I just hope that Pixar can get over it one day, because that would be wonderful news.