What is the best Pixar sequel of all time?

Some of these outgrew the films that made them; others are the reason people say the studio lost its way. Which one actually earned itself?

1

Toy Story 2

The 1999 sequel in which Woody is stolen by a collector and has to choose between a museum shelf and a kid who will outgrow him.

2

Toy Story 3

The 2010 entry that sends the toys to a daycare and then to the incinerator, ending Andy's story.

3

Toy Story 4

The 2019 road-trip sequel built around Forky and Woody's decision to leave the nursery behind.

4

Toy Story 5

The 2026 sequel that pits the toys against a tablet, and the year's biggest box-office draw in North America.

5

Monsters University

The 2013 prequel about Mike and Sulley meeting as rivals at scare school and washing out of the programme.

6

Finding Dory

The 2016 follow-up that hands the story to Dory as she chases fragments of memory back to her parents.

7

Incredibles 2

The 2018 sequel that puts Helen in the field and Bob at home with Jack-Jack's emerging powers.

8

Inside Out 2

The 2024 sequel that adds Anxiety to Riley's control room as she turns thirteen.

9

Cars 2

The 2011 spy-caper sequel that moved Mater to the front and split the fanbase.

10

Cars 3

The 2017 sequel about an ageing Lightning McQueen facing a faster generation and becoming a mentor.