Inside Out 2 (2024)
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As Riley enters her teenage years, her internal world is disrupted by the arrival of new, complex emotions.
The story
Two years after moving to San Francisco, 13-year-old Riley Andersen is preparing to enter high school. Her internal world is managed by five core emotions: Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger. However, as Riley approaches a pivotal age, her mind undergoes a transformation, triggering the arrival of new emotions like Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui. These newcomers clash with the original emotions over how to navigate Riley's growing complexities. The conflict intensifies as Riley prepares for a three-day ice hockey camp, where the struggle to maintain her identity while facing the pressures of adolescence puts her internal harmony at risk.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Two years after moving to San Francisco, 13-year-old Riley Andersen enters high school. Her core emotions—Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust, and Anger—manage her 'Sense of Self.' When a 'puberty alarm' sounds before a three-day ice hockey camp, the system is upgraded, and four new emotions—Anxiety, Envy, Embarrassment, and Ennui—arrive. Anxiety, focused on Riley's success, eventually takes control, causing the original emotions to be locked in a vault. Anxiety's dominance leads to a fractured Sense of Self, causing Riley to perform poorly and suffer a panic attack. The original emotions eventually break free and reunite with Joy. They work together to resolve the conflict, ultimately creating a new Sense of Self that incorporates both good and bad memories. The film ends with Riley successfully completing her tryouts and maintaining her friendships while the nine emotions work together to support her.
- First release year
- 2024
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Kelsey Mann
- Writers
- Meg LeFauve · screenplay; Dave Holstein · screenplay; Kelsey Mann · story; Meg LeFauve · story
- Cast and characters
- Amy Poehler · Joy; Phyllis Smith · Sadness; Lewis Black · Anger; Diane Lane · Mrs. Anderson; Kyle MacLachlan · Mr. Anderson; Maya Hawke · Anxiety; Ayo Edebiri · Envy; Adèle Exarchopoulos · Ennui; Paul Walter Hauser · Embarrassment; Kensington Tallman · Riley Andersen; Liza Lapira · Fear; Tony Hale · Disgust
- Genres
- animated; coming-of-age; comedy-drama; fantasy
- Themes
- adolescent emotional development; identity; anxiety; friendship
- Tone and mood
- whimsical; poignant
- Setting
- San Francisco and a hockey camp during Riley's transition to high school.
- Premise and plot tags
- coming-of-age; animation; puberty; internal conflict
- Franchise connections
- Inside Out
- Reception
- The film received positive reviews from critics and was a massive box office success, becoming the highest-grossing film by Pixar and the highest-grossing animated film of all time at its release.
- Reported review scores
- CinemaScore · score: A · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 4.5 · scale: 5 · review count: 71% saying they would definitely recommend it
- Awards and nominations
- Best Animated Feature · Academy Awards · Nomination; Best Animated Feature · BAFTA · Nomination; Best Animated Feature · Critics' Choice · Nomination; Best Animated Feature · Golden Globes · Nomination; Cinematic and Box Office Achievement · Golden Globes · Nomination
- Production trivia
- The film was the first Pixar feature scored by a woman, Andrea Datzman.; The production was impacted by the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, leading to a 'large crunch' in the studio.; The film's premise shifted during development from a talent show to Riley's involvement in hockey.
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