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Original work Inside Out (2015)
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Films and television
Films
Short films
  • Riley's First Date? (2015)
Games
Video games
  • Inside Out: Thought Bubbles (2015)
  • Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
  • Disney Crossy Road (2016)
  • Disney Emoji Blitz (2016)
  • Disney Magic Kingdoms (2016)
  • Lego The Incredibles (2018)
  • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018)
  • Disney Speedstorm (2023)
Audio
Soundtracks
  • Inside Out (2015)
  • Inside Out 2 (2024)
Miscellaneous
Theme park attractions
  • Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind (2019–present)
  • Inside Out: Joyful Sweets (2022)
  • Work where this franchise's characters or settings appeared as part of a crossover.

Inside Out is an American media franchise created by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen. It takes place inside the mind of a girl named Riley, where multiple personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions. The franchise is produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by its parent company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It began with the 2015 film of the same name, and was followed by Inside Out 2 (2024). The franchise also includes a short film, several video games, and two theme park attractions.

Films

Film U.S. release date Directed by Screenplay by Story by Produced by
Inside Out June 19, 2015 (2015-06-19) Pete Docter
Co-director:
Ronnie Del Carmen
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve and Josh Cooley Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen Jonas Rivera
Inside Out 2 June 14, 2024 (2024-06-14) Kelsey Mann Meg LaFauve and Dave Holstein Kelsey Mann and Meg LaFauve Mark Nielsen

Inside Out (2015)

Inside Out follows the inner workings of the mind of Riley, a young girl who adapts to her family's relocation as five personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.

Director Pete Docter conceived Inside Out in October 2009 after observing changes in his daughter's personality as she grew older. Docter invited Ronnie del Carmen, who had previously worked as story supervisor on Finding Nemo (2003) and Up (2009), to come on as co-director, a role del Carmen accepted. They sought inspiration for the film from their own personal histories and experiences, including del Carmen's inspiration through his upbringing, and consulted psychologists and neuroscientists in an effort to portray the mind with greater accuracy. The film's principal characters were cast in August 2013. Development lasted for five and a half years. Inside Out debuted at the 68th Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2015, and was released in the United States on June 19.

Inside Out 2 (2024)

Inside Out 2 follows a teenage Riley with a "new set of personified emotions".

Development of Inside Out 2 was first announced in 2022 during the D23 Expo announcement. It features Docter's "five to 27 emotions" idea from the first film that new director Kelsey Mann pitched during its production to utilize "truthful" worldbuilding. The film was released in the United States on June 14, 2024.

Short film

Riley's First Date? (2015)

Riley's First Date? was released on November 3, 2015, on the first film's Blu-ray release with Josh Cooley as director and writer.

The short follows the events of the 2015 film Inside Out and involves Riley's parents and their emotions, suspecting that Riley is going out on a date with a boy named Jordan.

Streaming series

A streaming series based on Inside Out is in development at Pixar. Soul co-writer Mike Jones will develop the series. The series, titled Dream Productions, will premiere on Disney+ in 2025.

Video games

Inside Out: Thought Bubbles (2015)

Inside Out: Thought Bubbles is a mobile Puzzle Bobble-style game, was released in 2015 for some app stores.

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)

Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015) includes a platformer-type Inside Out playset featuring the emotions as playable characters.

Disney Crossy Road (2016)

Disney Crossy Road was released in 2016, and features Inside Out characters.

Disney Emoji Blitz (2016)

Disney Emoji Blitz was released in 2016, and contains Inside Out emojis.

Lego The Incredibles (2018)

Bing Bong becomes a playable character in Lego The Incredibles.

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode (2018)

Disney Heroes: Battle Mode was released in 2018, and features Inside Out characters.

Disney Mirrorverse (2022)

The video game Disney Mirrorverse includes an alternate version of Anger as a playable character.

Disney Magic Kingdoms (2023)

In June 2023, an update with a limited time event based on Inside Out was released in the world-building game Disney Magic Kingdoms, including the five emotions as playable characters, as well as the emotions' Headquarters and Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind as attractions.

Disney Speedstorm (2024)

On June 13, 2024, the day before Inside Out 2's release, kart-racing game Disney Speedstorm began its eighth season, Journey of Emotions, which is based on Inside Out. The season added a track environment based on Riley's Mind, with all five original emotions plus Anxiety and Ennui added as playable racers. Additionally, several other Inside Out characters were added as crew members, with different moods of Riley Andersen being the epic crew member for each of the emotions.

Cast and characters

Inside out characters
The five main emotions of Inside Out

Left to right: Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling in the first film, Liza Lapira in the second film), Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader in the first film, Tony Hale in the second film), and Sadness (Phyllis Smith)
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Characters Theatrical films Short films Video games
Inside Out Inside Out 2 Riley's First Date? Inside Out: Thought Bubbles
2015 2024 2015
Joy Amy Poehler Kate Higgins
Sadness Phyllis Smith
Anger Lewis Black
Fear Bill Hader Tony Hale Bill Hader
Disgust Mindy Kaling Liza Lapira Mindy Kaling Ashley Adler
Riley Andersen Kaitlyn Dias Kensington Tallman Kaitlyn Dias Character is mute
Mrs. Andersen Diane Lane
Mr. Andersen Kyle MacLachlan
Bing Bong Richard Kind Character is mute Character is mute
Jangles Josh Cooley Josh Cooley
Mom's Joy Sherry Lynn Sherry Lynn
Mom's Disgust
Mom's Sadness Lori Alan Lori Alan
Mom's Anger Paula Pell
Dad's Fear Carlos Alazraqui Carlos Alazraqui
Dad's Anger Pete Docter
Fritz John Ratzenberger
Forgetter Bobby Bobby Moynihan
Forgetter Paula Paula Poundstone Character is mute
Subconscious Guard / Mind Cop Frank Dave Goelz
Subconscious Guard / Mind Cop Dave Frank Oz
Mind Worker Cop Jake Flea
Jordan Character is mute Ben Cox
Anxiety Maya Hawke
Envy Ayo Edebiri
Embarrassment Paul Walter Hauser
Ennui Adèle Exarchopoulos
Valentina "Val" Ortiz Lilimar
Bree Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green
Grace Grace Lu
Coach Roberts Yvette Nicole Brown
Bloofy Ron Funches
Lance Slashblade Yong Yea
Pouchy James Austin Johnson
Nostalgia June Squibb

Crew

Film Director(s) Writers Producer(s) Executive Producer(s) Composer Editor(s)
Inside Out Pete Docter
co-directed by:
Ronnie del Carmen
Original Story by:
Pete Docter
Ronnie del Carmen
Screenplay by:
Pete Docter
Meg LeFauve
Josh Cooley
Jonas Rivera John Lasseter
Andrew Stanton
Michael Giacchino Kevin Nolting
Inside Out 2 Kelsey Mann Story by:
Kelsey Mann
Meg LeFauve
Screenplay by:
Meg LeFauve
Dave Holstein
Mark Nielsen Pete Docter
Jonas Rivera
Dan Scanlon
Andrea Datzman Maurissa Horwitz

Theme park attractions

Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind, a spinner ride, has run since 2019 at Disney California Adventure. Emotions at Play with Pixar's Inside Out is an exhibit at the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh that has been in operation since 2021. It features activities based on scenes from the first film. A confectionery store, Inside Out: Joyful Sweets, opened on Disney Wish in July 2022.

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