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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
49
how much it moved you
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Read from 52 comments (49 from Metacritic, 3 from TMDB reviews) — 9 of them described how it moves.
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“And then cue the last part where the misunderstanding is cleared up and everything works out after all. That can work, and often does. But here it's so blatantly set up it becomes annoying.”
muldjord · Metacritic ↗
“The quieter, sadder moments do not quite tug the heartstrings as hard this time, so a few scenes feel more like a soft sigh than a full tearjerker.”
ozzsoffy · Metacritic ↗
“The first thing that stands out is how quickly it moves into its central conflict. Unlike the previous films, where the story developed more gradually and the fears and tensions were built step by step, this one gets to the point much faster. As a result, Jessie’s fear feels less layered and is expressed more through dialogue and explanation than through fully developed dramatic experience.”
ehsanjam2006 · Metacritic ↗
“it made me cry so much during this movie like 4 or 5 times from beginning to middle to end”
Joshuasecure12 · Metacritic ↗
“But I didn't feel anything or laugh once. My face was a blank stare the entire movie.”
jaredsimpson · Metacritic ↗
“Their absence was definitely felt and made this movie feel smaller in scale compared to the previous movies.”
LovestruckRoxy · Metacritic ↗
Read 26 Aug 2026 · confidence 75% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
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“It’s a sublime summing up, a movie that reflects the whole series in its magic mirror, and (just maybe) a perfect ending.”
Owen Gleiberman, Variety · 100
“The film itself doesn’t feel overly new, but smartly, smoothly evocative of the first installment.”
Francesca Steele, i · 100
“Toy Story 5 is a movie for everyone. But if you're feeling down, if the world seems overwhelmingly bleak, or if you just need a reminder that your heart can still be touched, then forget the chores and see it.”
Karen Gordon, Original-Cin · 100
“Toy Story 5 is the must-have item of the summer: a poignant, beautiful, imaginative and massively entertaining adventure for anyone who either has children or retains a semblance of memories from their own youth.”
Barry Hertz, The Globe and Mail (Toronto) · 95
“Seven years after the fourth outing, Toy Story 5 arrives with a meaningful story to tell, and does so with precision, humor, and pathos on par with the original trilogy’s heyday. Not only are the animation, of-the-moment storytelling, voice performances, and character development strong enough to warrant returning to this Pixar franchise again, but this film pulls off the impressive feat of being the funniest and most emotional Toy Story yet.”
Jordon Williams, Screen Rant · 90
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 24 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 83, the watch 61
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“And then cue the last part where the misunderstanding is cleared up and everything works out after all. That can work, and often does. But here it's so blatantly set up it becomes annoying.”
muldjordabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“The quieter, sadder moments do not quite tug the heartstrings as hard this time, so a few scenes feel more like a soft sigh than a full tearjerker.”
ozzsoffyabout 33–66% inread it ↗
“The first thing that stands out is how quickly it moves into its central conflict. Unlike the previous films, where the story developed more gradually and the fears and tensions were built step by step, this one gets to the point much faster. As a result, Jessie’s fear feels less layered and is expressed more through dialogue and explanation than through fully developed dramatic experience.”
ehsanjam2006about 0–33% inread it ↗
“it made me cry so much during this movie like 4 or 5 times from beginning to middle to end”
Joshuasecure12about 0–100% inread it ↗
“The movie series that would've had a perfect ending with Toy Story 3 manages to, once more, not screw up with another sequel. So, yeah, I think Pixar once again managed to make a good movie and a good Toy Story with this one. Not the best or a totally awesome one. A safe one. But I'm still quite happy with it. **Short summary (spoiler free):** A good movie that, to me, feels more like an "Inside Out", where it heavily relies on the toys trying to steer Bonny's life and also has a much big”
RealZeroread it ↗
“Toy story was one of my favorite childhood movies growing up. As the years have gone by i have watched each one and still get the nostalgia from the first. This is no different .Absolutely amazing movie as it stuck with the roots of toy story but also brought in aspects of how the technology of toys has changed. Highly recommend a watch! Great movie for family movie night or just a solo watch.”
Cheeziepoofread it ↗
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