Pixar Movies Tier List
Pixar's reputation makes this list harder, not easier: almost every entry is beloved, so the ranking has to be about craft. Twelve films, no prefilled answers, and no obligation to put the usual suspects on top. Every entry starts in Unranked — drag or tap a tile to fill S through F, rename any row, then export the finished board as a PNG.
Toy Story
Finding Nemo
Up
WALL-E
The Incredibles
Ratatouille
Inside Out
Coco
Monsters, Inc.
Cars
Soul
Brave0 of 12 items ranked.
Board saved automatically in this browser. Original.
How this board is built: the 12 tiles are an editorial starting set, not an official roster and not a published ranking — every entry waits in Unranked until you place it. Item tiles are original pictograms or two-letter emblems drawn for this site rather than character artwork, film stills or club logos, so nothing here is licensed material reused from a rights holder. Tiers you set are your own judgement.
What's included in this Pixar Movies board
The board arrives with all 12 entries present as tiles and none of them assigned to a tier. That is deliberate: a template that opens with a finished ranking only invites you to agree or disagree with whoever made it, whereas an empty ladder makes you commit to an ordering of your own. Drag a tile onto a row, or on a phone tap the tile and then the tier you want. You can add rows for extra categories, rename the standard ones, and remove any entry you do not recognise — a list you can defend is more useful than a long one you cannot.
How to rank this Pixar Movies board
Rank emotional payoff first, but look at how the film earns it. A montage can make anyone cry; a film that builds the feeling across ninety minutes is doing more work. Then weigh premise durability — does the idea sustain a feature, or does it run out after the first act and get replaced by a chase? Third, judge rewatch value. Children's films get watched forty times, and the ones that survive that are written with a second layer. Finish by separating invention from execution. Being first to an idea is worth something, but a later film that executes the same idea better deserves the higher row.
Using the board without over-thinking it
Most people finish a board like this in a couple of minutes and then reorder the middle rows for another ten. That middle is where the honest disagreement lives, so do not rush it: place the obvious top three and the obvious bottom three first, then work inward. If two entries still feel identical, that is a real observation — say so in a row note or a text tile rather than inventing a difference. When the ordering settles, export the PNG so the arrangement is saved somewhere permanent, and copy the share link if you want someone else to argue with it.
Ranking criteria used here
- emotional payoff
- how well the premise sustains a feature
- rewatch value
Before you share it
Put your criterion in the board title, so a reader knows whether they are looking at a favourites list or an analytical one. If the subject changes with patches, seasons or releases, add the date. And remember the share link carries tier names, colours and the tile order — uploaded photos stay on your device, so export a PNG when those matter.
All 12 items in this template
Back to the boardToy StoryFinding NemoUpWALL-EThe IncrediblesRatatouilleInside OutCocoMonsters, Inc.CarsSoulBravePixar Movies tier list FAQ
Do sequels belong on this board?
Yes, if you label them. Toy Story sequels are a different creative exercise from originals, and pretending otherwise flattens the top of the list.
Is the short-film era relevant?
Only as context. Rank the features on their own merits and mention the shorts in a note if you want to explain a house style.
