Inside Out (franchise)

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 Andersen, where multiple personified emotions administer her thoughts and actions.

The franchise also includes a short film, an animated series, several video games, and two theme park attractions.

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.

[1] Director Pete Docter conceived Inside Out in October 2009 after observing changes in his daughter's personality as she grew older.

[18] 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.

[21] Inside Out 2 debuted at the El Capitan Theatre on June 10, 2024 and screened at the 2024 Annecy International Animation Film Festival on the same day.

[24][25] It is a streaming series based on Inside Out that was produced by Pixar and developed by Soul co-writer Mike Jones.

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