Overview
A charming adventure that reveals the secret lives of toys when their owner isn't around.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- witty
- warm
- playful
- family movie night
- nostalgic rewatch
What critics said
Critics broadly celebrated the film as an entertaining, innovative, emotionally resonant breakthrough that revitalized animation and established Pixar as a major creative force.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film was Pixar's breakthrough feature and the first fully computer-animated feature film.
Woody, Buzz, and the other toys come alive when Andy is absent while humans remain unaware.
Woody's jealousy of Buzz gradually gives way to cooperation as they become lost together.
The toys navigate Andy's room, the neighborhood, and Sid's disturbing play environment from their small-scale perspective.
Films like Toy Story, and why
Monsters, Inc.
computer animation, imaginative fantasy, ensemble comedy, and a warm friendship story for family audiences
The Incredibles
anthropomorphic characters, adventurous rescue plot, playful humor, and emotionally sincere themes of loyalty
Shrek
family-friendly animation, comic adventure, outsider friendship, and inventive nonhuman characters
Movie Details
- Director
- John Lasseter
- Release Date
- 1995-11-22
- Runtime
- 81 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (20589)
Cast
- Tom Hanks
- Tim Allen
- Don Rickles
- Jim Varney
- Wallace Shawn
- John Ratzenberger
- Annie Potts
- John Morris
- Erik von Detten
- Laurie Metcalf
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Disney Plus
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Toy Story about?
- A jealous cowboy toy and a deluded space ranger overcome rivalry to reunite with the child who gives their lives meaning.
- What is Toy Story like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Toy Story as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Toy Story violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Toy Story as mild.
- What did critics think of Toy Story?
- Critics broadly celebrated the film as an entertaining, innovative, emotionally resonant breakthrough that revitalized animation and established Pixar as a major creative force.
- Which films are like Toy Story?
- Films with a similar feel include Monsters, Inc., The Incredibles, and Shrek.
- How long is Toy Story?
- Toy Story runs 81 minutes.
- Where can I watch Toy Story?
- In United States, Toy Story streams on Hulu, Disney Plus.
