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The journey from hollow popular entertainment to a near-perfect piece of children’s classic.

Genre: Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Kids | Fantasy |

Synopsis: Woody, Buzz, and the rest of their toy-box friends are dumped in a day-care center after their owner, Andy, departs for college. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Don Rickles, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Estelle Harris, and Michael Keaton

Director: Lee Unkrich [See More Credits]

NRI Ratings: 08/10

A sequel made with care and integrity, Toy Story 3 is just moving enough: It winds its way gently toward its big themes instead of grabbing desperately at them, and because its plot is so beautifully worked out, getting there is almost all of the fun. [Full Reviews]

Movieline | Stephanie Zacharek

Toy Story 3 enhances the legacy of its brand while providing exceptional entertainment value for viewers of all ages, especially for those who favor the brighter, livelier 2-D iteration over the 3-D gimmick. [Full Reviews]

ReelViews | James Berardinelli

This is a jolly, slapstick comedy, lacking the almost eerie humanity that infused the earlier “Toy Story” sagas, and happier with action and jokes than with characters and emotions. [Full Reviews]

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

Lasseter and his team plunge the audience into a collective case of empty- nest syndrome, with a dash of mortal terror thrown in for grins. And again, they make it work. [Full Reviews]

Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

Eventually, Toy Story 3 finds its way back to that theme of the power of childhood play. There are a few worrisome moments en route, though, when not only the characters but the filmmakers seem to have lost their way. [Full Reviews]

The Globe and Mail | Liam Lacey