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Toy Story 2

Play trailer 2:14 Poster for Toy Story 2 G 1999 1h 32m Kids & Family Comedy Adventure Fantasy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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Woody (Tom Hanks) is stolen from his home by toy dealer Al McWhiggin (Wayne Knight), leaving Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of the gang to try to rescue him. But when Woody discovers that he's actually a valuable collectible from a once-popular television show called "Woody's Roundup" and is reunited with his horse Bullseye, Jessie the yodeling cowgirl (Joan Cusack) and his faithful sidekick, Stinky Pete the Prospector (Kelsey Grammer), he doesn't want to leave.
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The rare sequel that arguably improves on its predecessor, Toy Story 2 uses inventive storytelling, gorgeous animation, and a talented cast to deliver another rich moviegoing experience for all ages.

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Steven Rosen Denver Post Toy 2 is colorful and funny, and the computer-animation from Pixar Animation Studios creates a convincingly detailed environment for the toys. Rated: 3/4 Aug 6, 2012 Full Review Paul Clinton (CNN.com) CNN.com Toy Story 2 is a brilliant example of that rarest of Hollywood phenomena a sequel to a major hit film thats as good, if not better, than the original. Aug 6, 2012 Full Review Nick Schager Time Out Pixar's 1995 Toy Story and its superlative 1999 sequel ushered in the supremacy of computer-generated animation. Aug 6, 2012 Full Review Grant Hermanns Screen Rant Even as the franchise continues to grow, Toy Story 2 remains a prime example of a rare sequel that improves on its already excellent original. Rated: 10/10 Nov 20, 2024 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Toy Story 2 sends audiences into an unforgettable world that may be made of plastics, but it nevertheless exudes significant emotion and crackles with comical wit. Rated: 3.5/4 Aug 18, 2023 Full Review Cory Woodroof 615 Film It’s a masterpiece, as all the TS movies are, one full of stark wisdom, deep heart and manic whimsy. Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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vid g it's a cool movie... Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 11/06/25 Full Review Rafael S Excellent film, a masterpiece (but not the best film in the franchise), but it greatly influenced its sequel. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/23/25 Full Review Ernestas R Toy Story 2 is a great sequel. Its expands the original cast with new characters. It shows growth of old characters and them working in sync. It has entertaining story with great twist villain. However, it doesn't surpass the original in any way. It isn't more pretty, not in a way I had noticed. It doesn't have that much more entertaining story as I did felt a need to take a brake. While movie was great and interesting, it didn't blew me away nor stood on its technical achievements like first Toy Story. The reason why I felt it dragged out was that it lacked great side characters. Barbies for example were great to break up the tempo. Buzz lightyear (switch up) and his Nemesis were great. However, they all came at the second part of the movie. The first part dragged a little as it developed the plot. Which is natural, but it doesn't stimulate as 5 star movie should you. It should capture and hold you, but here. Its scary new room scene felt like a pale copy of the original. New characters didn't had much of the personality. Even that manchild, while entertaining, he didn't had that much out of it. He had a lot of screen time, but he wasn't the star on his own, just a good plot device to drag the plot along. I guess this is why this movie is rated lower. It's good, entertaining and quality movie which should exist. It's good sequel, but it doesn't surpass the original in any real way and thus is doomed to be just a second to it. Hence lower scores. I agree with those scores as movie felt just as a good sequel which is best enjoyed by the fan of the original as a second movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/19/25 Full Review Juju S Je ne m’en souvenais pas, c’est compréhensible. L’histoire n’est pas tres intéressante et les references à Star Wars n’apportent rien. Le bêtisier est presque mieux que le film en tant que tel. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/02/25 Full Review Anne C I thought toy story 2 was absolutely perfect film Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/27/25 Full Review Mitchell S In my opinion, still the best sequel ever!! It continues Toy Story in clever and heartwarming ways, with amazing new characters! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/22/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Ash Brannon

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John Lasseter

Director

Lee Unkrich

Director

Tom Hanks

Woody

Tim Allen

Buzz Lightyear

Joan Cusack

Jessie

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Movie Info

Synopsis Woody (Tom Hanks) is stolen from his home by toy dealer Al McWhiggin (Wayne Knight), leaving Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and the rest of the gang to try to rescue him. But when Woody discovers that he's actually a valuable collectible from a once-popular television show called "Woody's Roundup" and is reunited with his horse Bullseye, Jessie the yodeling cowgirl (Joan Cusack) and his faithful sidekick, Stinky Pete the Prospector (Kelsey Grammer), he doesn't want to leave.
Director
Ash Brannon, John Lasseter, Lee Unkrich
Producer
Karen Robert Jackson, Helene Plotkin
Screenwriter
John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Ash Brannon, Andrew Stanton, Andrew Stanton, Rita Hsiao, Doug Chamberlain, Chris Webb
Distributor
Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co
Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating
G
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 24, 1999, Wide
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Oct 2, 2009
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$245.9M
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, DTS, Dolby EX, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Digital Projection, Flat (1.85:1)
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