Inside Out 2 (2024)
Directed by Kelsey Mann
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
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What critics say influenced Inside Out 2
As unlikely an inspiration as it might seem, it makes sense that Mann has acknowledged a debt to the Safdie Brothers' Uncut Gems in the breathless pacing and escalating tension.
The problem with sequels is that they can rarely match up to the original – Toy Story is perhaps the only Pixar property where the second and third instalments managed it – and that's inevitably true for Inside Out 2.
“Inside Out,” I would argue, was the last great Pixar movie.
The Big Picture
Inside Out 2 is Pixar's best film since Soul, exploring complex themes like growing into adulthood.