Inside Out 2
Movie, 2024, Inside Out, Set in Riley at 13
Inside Out 2 is #28 of 31 in release order and #31 of 31 in chronological order in the Pixar.
The story
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
Inside Out 2 recap
Riley is thirteen, and her emotions have built her sense of self from her good memories: "I'm a good person." The night before a hockey camp where Riley hopes to impress the high school team, the Firehawks, a puberty alarm goes off and four new emotions arrive: Anxiety, Envy, Ennui and Embarrassment. Riley learns her best friends, Bree and Grace, will go to a different school, and Anxiety takes over to make her fit in with the older players and her hero, Val. Anxiety bottles up the original emotions and sends Riley's old sense of self to the back of her mind, building a new one that says "I'm not good enough". Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust travel through Riley's mind to get her old sense of self back.
Inside Out 2 ending explained
They return to headquarters during the final game to find Riley having a panic attack and Anxiety unable to stop. Joy lets Riley's good and bad memories together form a new, more complicated sense of self, and Anxiety lets go of the console. Riley calms down, makes up with Bree and Grace, and is treated as part of the team by the Firehawks. The emotions, old and new, learn to work together.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, Riley eats dinner with her family as her emotions work together. After the credits, Joy finds Riley's Deep Dark Secret in a vault. It is a joke and sets up nothing.
Where to watch Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Elemental, before Elio.
- Chronological order: after Inside Out, the last.
What to watch before Inside Out 2
Inside Out (2015), which Inside Out 2 (2024) continues.
Cast
- Amy Poehler as Joy (voice)
- Maya Hawke as Anxiety (voice)
- Kensington Tallman as Riley (voice)
- Liza Lapira as Disgust (voice)
- Tony Hale as Fear (voice)
- Lewis Black as Anger (voice)
- Phyllis Smith as Sadness (voice)
- Ayo Edebiri as Envy (voice)
- Lilimar as Valentina (voice)
- Grace Lu as Grace (voice)
- Sumayyah Nuriddin-Green as Bree (voice)
- Adèle Exarchopoulos as Ennui (voice)
Directed by Kelsey Mann.