Toy Story

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Toy Story

G

1995

1h 21m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Woody (Tom Hanks), a good-hearted cowboy doll who belongs to a young boy named Andy (John Morris), sees his position as Andy's favorite toy jeopardized when his parents buy him a Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) action figure. Even worse, the arrogant Buzz thinks he's a real spaceman on a mission to return to his home planet. When Andy's family moves to a new house, Woody and Buzz must escape the clutches of maladjusted neighbor Sid Phillips (Erik von Detten) and reunite with their boy.

Critics Consensus

Entertaining as it is innovative, Toy Story reinvigorated animation while heralding the arrival of Pixar as a family-friendly force to be reckoned with.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Sep 10

There's a giddy, absurd charm to the story, in which the strange setting only enhances the comfortable familiarity of the narrative and characters.

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Kevin McManus

Washington Post

Sep 10

The simple story is enlivened by the distinctive personalities of the toys, especially the irascible tater head, the supportive Bo Peep lamp (voiced by Annie Potts) and a neurotic plastic dinosaur

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Judy Gerstel

Toronto Star

Sep 10

5/5

More fun than Christmas mornings and birthday presents and winning a prize and making a friend, more fun than parking for free and falling in love and flying to Paris, more fun than anything you can think of is Toy Story.

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Lane Mills

InSession Film

Sep 24

A

As old as it is, much like the franchise’s toys (aside from Wheezy, poor guy), it just doesn’t seem to age. It is, and always will be, a quintessential children’s movie.

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Sebastian Zavala Kahn

Me gusta el cine

Sep 18

5/5

It may have been the first production of its kind, but the beauty of “Toy Story” lies in its characters, the themes it explores, and, of course, how funny it is. [Full review in Spanish].

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Gissane Sophia

Lady Geeks Media

Sep 13

It’s a story that still holds up because themes of identity, friendship, and lifestyle changes are a constant presence in all our lives, no matter how old we get or where we come from.

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Monroe

Dec 2

The original and greatest of Pixar’s films! The cast is perfect! One of the best animated/computer animated movies ever made! It has a little bit of everything action, fighting, torture, revenge, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles, and a little humor.

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gabryela

Oct 29

if you don’t like toy story i don’t know what to tell you

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KRISTOPHER

Sep 26

Did not see the movie when it came out in 1995. Fun movie, sweet and well written

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Frank O

Sep 25

Loved the movie and glad they showed it this year although I think it could wait until later in the year that way they could show a sneak peak of Toy Story 5

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classic

Sep 25

Lovable Classic just as I remembered

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John

Sep 24

To this day, the performances by Tom Hanks and Tim Allen still make me laugh out loud.

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Synopsis

Woody (Tom Hanks), a good-hearted cowboy doll who belongs to a young boy named Andy (John Morris), sees his position as Andy's favorite toy jeopardized when his parents buy him a Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) action figure. Even worse, the arrogant Buzz thinks he's a real spaceman on a mission to return to his home planet. When Andy's family moves to a new house, Woody and Buzz must escape the clutches of maladjusted neighbor Sid Phillips (Erik von Detten) and reunite with their boy.

Director: John Lasseter
Producer: Ralph Guggenheim, Bonnie Arnold
Screenwriter: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Joe Ranft, Joss Whedon, Andrew Stanton, Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow
Distributor: Disney/Pixar
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 1995, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 12, 2025
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $6.7M
Runtime: 1h 21m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital