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  • 2020
  • PG
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2020
  • PG
  • 1 h 40 m

Summary Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his...

Directed By: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

Written By: Mike Jones, Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

  • 2020
  • PG
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2020
  • PG
  • 1 h 40 m
Soul
Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 55 Critic Reviews
83
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 741 User Ratings
8.2
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Summary Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his...

Directed By: Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

Written By: Mike Jones, Pete Docter, Kemp Powers

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 55 Critic Reviews
83
89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 55 Critic Reviews
83
89% Positive
49 Reviews
11% Mixed
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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100
Dec 29, 2020
Great animation can communicate wildly complex ideas with head-spinning clarity and wit, as Docter capably proved with Inside Out – a film which staged the interplay of emotions in an 11-year-old’s head like a vintage sitcom. If anything, Soul pushes this capacity for revelation even further: there are moments of true Blakean mystery and wonder here, expressed with a crispness that feels like a lightbulb snapping on above your head.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
95
Dec 18, 2020
Pixar’s first feature with a predominantly Black cast and a Black lead actor (the superb Jamie Foxx) contemplates the origins of jazz and the meaning of life and death. Don't fret the metaphysics, kids, It's the year's peak achievement in animation.
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Universal Acclaim Based on 741 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
632 Ratings
9% Mixed
63 Ratings
6% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 741 User Ratings
8.2
85% Positive
632 Ratings
9% Mixed
63 Ratings
6% Negative
46 Ratings

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Xaboss
Aug 3, 2023
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sanjaypasari
Dec 4, 2022
I am really fond of this movie soul I have watched it twice in a day, everyone should watch this movie, it teaches you the life lessons.
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90
Dec 23, 2020
I think Soul will become a classic, but we must be patient too, because this stretch of the film is mostly illustrated notions, heavier on explanation than action. It’s very pretty—Klee-like figures and lots of pastel translucency—but not, perhaps inevitably, all that lively.
By Joe Morgenstern FULL REVIEW
83
Dec 23, 2020
If you’ve seen enough of the studio’s movies, even something this full of imagination suffers from some predictability. There is a period in Soul, where, in spite of the lovely creativity and goofy story-telling, it lags and feels a bit listless, before bouncing back.
By Karen Gordon FULL REVIEW
75
Dec 19, 2020
Despite some distraction and not quite enough music, Soul manages to tap into deep emotion as its characters explore the limits of mortality and what it means to be passionate about life.
By Sonia Saraiya FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 11, 2020
Soul is perhaps the most existentially ambitious film ever attempted by Disney and yet it pops with colorful visuals and gentle wisdom while the story clips along despite the dizzying height of the concept. Only in the final stages do the knots of plot complexity get the better of the characters, but audiences will have been well won over by then.
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60
Oct 11, 2020
While not quite offering the emotional gut-punch it promises, its many ideas never completely cohering, Soul is nevertheless a gorgeous and tender existential trip. It’s full of surprises.
By Alex Godfrey FULL REVIEW
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Diptanshu
Nov 8, 2022
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BulgarianCritic
Jan 18, 2021
This movie was pretty fine by all means but unfortunately it wasn't anything special or unique. The idea was fine, the animation was the same as the studio's previous animations and it wasn't really breath taking. The humor was fine for the most part and I enjoyed the moral of the story but sadly the entire movie felt really average and not that interesting.
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clem666
Jan 6, 2021
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TheAlchemist15
Nov 12, 2022
This was not a good film. At times the plot felt empty, boring and lazy. This would be a great film for maybe older people.
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VonSeux
Jan 1, 2021
Tried watching this with my kids. They were not hooked at any point. The character and themes are not targeted at kids at all. I guess Pixar learnt that most of it's audience were adults anyway, so they forget what made them movies special for youngsters. Sure, the plot is interesting and very well acted and animated. Just make sure you watch it with the right audience, kids will be bored.
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Production Company Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Release Date Dec 25, 2020
Duration 1 h 40 m
Rating PG
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Tagline Everybody has a soul. Joe Gardner is about to find his.
Website https://www.facebook.com/pixarsoul/
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Awards

Academy Awards, USA
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Annie Awards
• 7 Wins & 10 Nominations

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