15. Inside Out
The movie hasn’t technically hit theaters yet, but it’s quite imminent you’re going to want to be buying tickets for Pixar’s latest dizzyingly original, emotionally devastating best. The 11-year-old Riley struggling to cope with a new home and new school while her emotions Joy (Amy Poehler) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith) try to find their way back through her memories, while Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black) and Disgust (Mindy Kaling) keep in control. It’s both a simple and complex set-up, functioning both as a thrilling, funny, visually spectacular adventure movie, and a surprisingly nuanced look at the tumultuous process of growing up. Both huge and tiny in its scope, it’s arguably the studio’s most mature effort to date, but more importantly, by showing both children and adults that they shouldn’t be afraid to embrace their whole emotional spectrum, it could be their most valuable.