Ranking the Best Pixar Movies of All Time

The new Pixar movie “Elio” comes out on Friday, June 20th. So, it got us thinking. What’s the best Pixar movie ever made?

But making a list of your favorite Pixar movies is impossible.  There’s no right or wrong answer. 

Trying to measure Finding Nemo against The Incredibles or Up against Toy Story is like arguing whether a sunrise is better than a sunset.  They’re beautiful for different reasons.

Maybe you connect with the emotions in Inside Out.  Maybe Brave was the first time you saw a female lead who didn’t need romance to define her story.  Or maybe Monsters, Inc. just makes you smile.

And think of all the amazing characters! Whether it’s a cowboy doll, a rat chef, or a sentient trash compactor, Pixar has created so many… how do you pick a favorite?

But we’re going to try anyway.

We asked two “Disney Adults”, one male and one female, to give us their rankings, and then we combined the two for our SUPER NERD RANKING.

And here’s a friendly reminder, it’s Pixar–– There is no right or wrong list.

Here are the BEST Pixar movies (and their individual ranking):

1. Toy Story (4, 2)

2. The Incredibles (3, 6)

3. Toy Story 2 (9, 1)

4. Finding Nemo (6, 5)

5. WALL-E (1, 12)

6. Monsters, Inc. (10, 4)

7. Up (5, 14)

8. Coco (18, 3)

9. Inside Out (2, 20)

10. A Bug’s Life (14, 9)

And here are the rest of the movies, in order:

11. Ratatouille

12. Toy Story 3

13. Cars

14. Inside Out 2

15. Incredibles 2

16. Toy Story 4

17. Brave

18. Soul

19. Finding Dory

20. Onward

21. Turning Red

22. The Good Dinosaur

23. Luca

24. Monsters University

25. Cars 2

26. Cars 3

27. Elemental

28. Lightyear (Sorry, Buzz!)

What did we get wrong? LET US KNOW.