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Documentaries like The Pixar Story

Not everyone loves The Pixar Story for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Pixar Story

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like the true story of how a small studio changed animation.

  2. You want a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of.

  3. You like getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Waking Sleeping Beauty2010

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation

    Good for you if you want the true story of how Disney went from flops to The Lion King.

  • Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates2019

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar

    Good for you if you like a portrait of a real man in his own words.

  • The Greatest Night in Pop2024

    • a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of

    Good for you if you want a warm, nostalgic evening with no bad guys.

  • Won't You Be My Neighbor?2018

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of

    Good for you if you want something warm and gentle for the evening.

  • High Score2020

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of

    Good for you if you want to hear the designers behind the games you played.

  • The Defiant Ones2017

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation

    Good for you if you like two real lives from rough starts to the top of the business.

  • I Am Heath Ledger2017

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar

    Good for you if you want to see Heath Ledger through his own camera.

  • Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story2018

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar

    Good for you if you like learning that a Hollywood star co-invented frequency hopping.

  • Saving Mr. Banks2013

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • getting to know John Lasseter, Ed Catmull and Steve Jobs and what each brought to Pixar

    Good for you if you like Emma Thompson's prickly author slowly letting people in.

  • Spielberg2017

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation

    Good for you if you want Steven Spielberg telling his own story, film by film.

  • Video Games: The Movie2014

    • the true story of how a small studio changed animation
    • a warm, upbeat story of artists getting to make the films they dreamed of

    Good for you if you want to hear from the people who made the games you grew up with.

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