13. Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 had quite the legacy to live up to after the original film launched to universal praise, but the sequel delivered, riffing on the initial premise of “what if toys were sentient” by exploring new dreams, horrors, and heartbreak for the toys that we love as children but leave behind as we grow up. It’s particularly impressive how well Toy Story 2 ended up coming together considering its reported development woes, but Pixar managed to pull it off. — KS
