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John Lasseter has 25 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Toy Story.
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Kedi
2017
Documentary

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Documentary

Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
Music · Documentary

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Documentary · History

Sad Hill Unearthed
2018
Documentary · History

Break the Silence: The Movie
2020
Music · Documentary

Italian for Beginners
2000
Comedy · Drama

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
Documentary

Toy Story
1995 · Movie · Director
Top 1%Disney+ · Included

Toy Story 3
2010 · Movie · Writer
Top 8%Disney+ · Included

Toy Story 2
1999 · Movie · Director
Top 16%Disney+ · Included

A Bug's Life
1998 · Movie · Director
Top 16%Disney+ · Included

The Pixar Story
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 25%Disney+ · Included

Cars
2006 · Movie · Director · Writer
Top 65%Disney+ · Included

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles

Woody, Buzz, and the rest of Andy's toys haven't been played with in years. With Andy about to go to college, the gang find themselves accidentally left at a nefarious day care center. The toys must band together to escape and return home to Andy.
Dir. Lee Unkrich · With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack

On behalf of "oppressed bugs everywhere," an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Dave Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus
When Rex finds himself left behind in the bathroom, he puts his limbs to use by getting a bath going for a bunch of new toy friends.
Dir. Mark A. Walsh · With Wallace Shawn, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen

A look at the first years of Pixar Animation Studios - from the success of "Toy Story" and Pixar's promotion of talented people, to the building of its East Bay campus, the company's relationship with Disney, and its remarkable initial string of eight hits. The contributions of John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs are profiled. The decline of two-dimensional animation is chronicled as three-dimensional animation rises. Hard work and creativity seem to share the screen in equal proportions.
Dir. Leslie Iwerks · With Stacy Keach, Edwin Catmull, Steve Jobs
Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, George Carlin
A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.
Dir. John Lasseter
Life on a shelf as a snowman trapped in a snow-globe blizzard can become wearing, especially when you're surrounded by knickknacks from sunnier locales. When the jaded snowman finally breaks free of his glass house, his vacation plans are cut short.
Dir. John Lasseter
Zarina, a smart and ambitious dust-keeper fairy who’s captivated by Blue Pixie Dust and its endless possibilities, flees Pixie Hollow and joins forces with the scheming pirates of Skull Rock, who make her captain of their ship. Tinker Bell and her friends must embark on an epic adventure to find Zarina, and together they go sword-to-sword with the band of pirates led by a cabin boy named James, who’ll soon be known as Captain Hook himself.
Dir. Peggy Holmes · With Mae Whitman, Christina Hendricks, Tom Hiddleston

Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car driven to succeed, discovers that life is about the journey, not the finish line, when he finds himself unexpectedly detoured in the sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. On route across the country to the big Piston Cup Championship in California to compete against two seasoned pros, McQueen gets to know the town's offbeat characters.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt
A fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.
Dir. Angus MacLane · With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack
Detective Mater is hot on the trail of a dastardly car-napping! When Tia's sister goes missing, Mater is the only car she can turn to. With this tow truck on the case, anything can happen.
Dir. Rob Gibbs · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Lindsey Collins
A routine tow lands Mater in Tokyo, where he is challenged to a drift-style race against a nefarious gang leader and his posse of ninjas. With the help of his friend, 'Dragon' Lightning McQueen, and some special modifications, Mater attempts to drift to victory and become Tow-ke-O Mater, King of all Drifters.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Elissa Knight
As a professional monster truck wrestler, Mater must work his way up through the ranks from an amateur tow truck to World Champion Monster Truck Wrestler. But rival wrestlers I-Screamer, Captain Collision, and The Rasta Carian aren't about to give up without a fight.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Jess Harnell
Mater tells Lightning McQueen about his former job as a daredevil.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Peter Sohn
Mater and Lightning McQueen are ready to rock! When Mater's garage band, Mater and the Gas Caps, records a hit song, Mater becomes a rock legend. Then Lightning joins Mater's band for the rock concert of the century!
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, George Carlin
Mater's decision to fly lands him accidentally at a big airshow.
Dir. Rob Gibbs · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Stacy Keach
When a clock lands on Mater's engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing Stanley to stay and build Radiator Springs. Stanley meets Lizzie and they commemorate the opening of the new courthouse with their wedding.
Dir. Rob Gibbs · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, John Michael Higgins
Mater, the rusty but trusty tow truck from Cars, spends a day in Radiator Springs playing scary pranks on his fellow townsfolk. That night at Flo's V8 Café, the Sheriff tells the story of the legend of the Ghostlight, and as everyone races home Mater is left alone primed for a good old-fashioned scare.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Bonnie Hunt
Lightning McQueen and Mater are driving in Radiator Springs and drive past Red, who is hosing some plants near Stanley. Mater tells Lightning that he used to be a firetruck, but Lightning doesn't believe Mater.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Lindsey Collins
Life as the sole sale item in the clearance corner of Eben's Bikes can get lonely. So Red, a unicycle, dreams up a clown owner and his own juggling act that steals the show. But all too soon, the applause turns into the sound of rainfall, as reality rushes back. Red must resign himself to sitting in the corner and await his fate.
Dir. John Lasseter
Mater is a matador fighting a herd of bulldozers in Spain. When Lightning McQueen enters the story, the bulldozers begin to chase him due to his red paint.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Keith Ferguson, Lindsey Collins
Babies are hardly monster-like, unless you're a toy. After escaping a drooling baby, Tinny realizes that he wants to be played with after all. But in the amount of time it takes him to discover this, the baby's attention moves on to other things only an infant could find interesting.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Sárközi Olivér

Star race car Lightning McQueen and his pal Mater head overseas to compete in the World Grand Prix race. But the road to the championship becomes rocky as Mater gets caught up in an intriguing adventure of his own: international espionage.
Dir. John Lasseter · With Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine
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