Soul

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Soul

PG

2024

1h 40m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Adventure

Fantasy

Animation

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Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz -- and he's good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

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Critics Consensus

A film as beautiful to contemplate as it is to behold, Soul proves Pixar's power to deliver outstanding all-ages entertainment remains undimmed.

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Whelan Barzey

Time Out

07/25/2023

3/5

If anything, Soul is guilty of over-ambition. The wizardry and wit are there, but it lacks Pixar’s usual deftness in making complex themes sing for youngsters.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

02/13/2021

4/5

What follows is an absolute delight. It will make any viewer cherish the life they have and want to live it more fully, every single day, ideally with lots of laughs along the way.

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Kambole Campbell

Hyperallergic

02/08/2021

It shortchanges itself at every turn by overextending itself.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

12/10/2024

4/5

It is a little scattergun in its approach, and the ontology may be a bit much for kids, but even they will relate to its message about appreciating life’s smaller pleasures, which this year feels like a good one.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

08/23/2024

4/5

A hectic, but wonderful celebration of life, and a moving animated ode to New York City’s jazz scene.

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Gautam Sunder

The Hindu

07/18/2024

The studio’s first feature to frontline black characters is a stunning work of animation, with an important message to kids and adults alike.

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Frank M

@Fmmovielover Jul 11

Original and very effective

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Jackson M

@Jackson150 Jul 3

It was a pretty good movie

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Hayden T

@RT84200025 Jun 26

Good Pixar movie 10 out of 10

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Joshua B

@RT75566909 Jun 23

My friend saved me from my existential crisis. This movie saved me. As funny as it sounds that an animated film saved someone from misery, it really did saved me. My dear, dear friend especially who offered me that we watch this together who listened to my story. To be honest, I watched this the first week it was released but didnt finish it. I was all about finding my selfish reason to continue this life that it led me to deep and dark misery— this movie saved me. It reminded me that I just have to live every moment and not burden myself with absurd dilemmas and ineffable ideas that I was drowing myself with. It sounds really simple and almost nothing to think of, but as someone who had forgotten how to and was at lost— this meant a lot. Lot enough to continue life and be human. With feelings and emotions. Who laughs when things are funny. Who cries when something hurts. To experience is enough. To live is to experience things again. Thats what this movie is for me. 10/10

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@RT94954116 Jun 4

I like how soul captures the beauty of life in everything that we do this is a must see

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GH R.

@GHRidpath May 21

Captures humanity and the Soul perfectly. Gets better with each rewatch

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Synopsis

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz -- and he's good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Director: Pete Docter
Producer: Dana Leigh Murray
Screenwriter: Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers
Distributor: Disney/Pixar
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Pictures
Rating: PG (Thematic Elements|Some Language)
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 25, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $870.6K
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1