Inside Out (2015)
Inside Out is a 2015 animation movie directed by Pete Docter, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith and Richard Kind.
Eleven-year-old Riley moves with her parents from Minnesota to San Francisco, and inside her head five emotions scramble to keep her steady. Joy, the relentless optimist voiced by Amy Poehler, runs the control room alongside Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Pixar and director Pete Docter build the mind as a vast landscape of memory orbs, personality islands and long-term storage. When Joy and Sadness are swept out to its far corners, they have to find their way back. Bright, inventive and quietly wise about growing up, it treats a child's feelings with real tenderness and a lot of heart.
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What is Inside Out about?
Eleven-year-old Riley moves with her parents from Minnesota to San Francisco, and inside her head five emotions scramble to keep her steady. Joy, the relentless optimist voiced by Amy Poehler, runs the control room alongside Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust. Pixar and director Pete Docter build the mind as a vast landscape of memory orbs, personality islands and long-term storage. When Joy and Sadness are swept out to its far corners, they have to find their way back. Bright, inventive and quietly wise about growing up, it treats a child's feelings with real tenderness and a lot of heart.
When was Inside Out released?
Inside Out was released on 17 June 2015.
How long is Inside Out?
Inside Out runs 1h 35m.
Who made Inside Out?
Inside Out was directed by Pete Docter.
Where can I watch Inside Out?
Inside Out is available on Disney Plus, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies and YouTube.
Where to watch Inside Out
Stream: Disney Plus
Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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Cast
- Amy Poehler as Joy (voice)
- Phyllis Smith as Sadness (voice)
- Richard Kind as Bing Bong (voice)
- Bill Hader as Fear (voice)
- Lewis Black as Anger (voice)
- Mindy Kaling as Disgust (voice)
- Kaitlyn Dias as Riley (voice)
- Diane Lane as Mom (voice)
- Kyle MacLachlan as Dad (voice)
- Paula Poundstone as Forgetter Paula (voice)
- Bobby Moynihan as Forgetter Bobby (voice)
- Paula Pell as Dream Director / Mom's Anger (voice)
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A few thoughts on Inside Out
To see how Pixar builds this kind of feeling, read The Pixar Touch, David Price's history of the studio, and The illusion of life, the Disney animators' foundational text on giving drawings an inner life. For a tender coming-of-age story in print, A Silent Voice pairs beautifully, following a deaf girl and the boy who bullied her toward understanding.
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Inside Out treats a child's sadness with real tenderness, and these gentle stories work the same quiet register. Across film and manga, they sit with loneliness, friendship, and letting go without rushing to fix everything, trusting small feelings to carry the weight of growing up.
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