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Inside Out

201595 minutesPG
5
Arcplot Score
📝 Unconventional
Unverified
⭐ 8.1IMDb
🍅 98%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 94/100Metacritic
🎬 7.9TMDb
📊 13.0Popularity
🏆Won 1 Oscar. 99 wins & 118 nominations total
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Directed by: Pete Docter
Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness. The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley's main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Box Office

Budget:$175.0M
Revenue:$857.6M
Profit:$682.6M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision4.5/10
Emotional Arc Impact5.5/10
Thematic Consistency5/10
Overall Score5/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Inside Out Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
5 min
3
Set-Up
12 min
4
Catalyst
20 min
5
Debate
30 min
6
Break Into Two
40 min
7
B Story
50 min
8
Fun and Games
60 min
9
Midpoint
70 min
10
Bad Guys Close In
78 min
11
All Is Lost
85 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
88 min
13
Break Into Three
90 min
14
Finale
92 min
15
Final Image
95 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Riley, a young girl, happy in Minnesota with her family. Emotions controlling reactions in headquarters.

#2

Theme Stated

5 min

Joy: "We must help Riley be happy." Theme: growing up requires balancing emotions.

#3

Set-Up

12 min

Family moves to San Francisco. Riley struggles with new environment. Emotions react differently. Conflict begins.

#4

Catalyst

20 min

Joy and Sadness accidentally lost in long-term memory. Anger, Fear, Disgust left in control. Chaos ensues.

#5

Debate

30 min

Riley unhappy, refusing to adjust. Joy and Sadness journey back, face obstacles. Can they restore balance?

#6

Break Into Two

40 min

Inside mind adventure begins in earnest. Journey to headquarters, bonding moments.

#7

B Story

50 min

Joy and Sadness develop friendship and understanding. Riley's growth parallels inner journey.

#8

Fun and Games

60 min

Adventures in abstract memory lands. Comedic and emotional moments. Lessons in teamwork and emotional complexity.

#9

Midpoint

70 min

Joy realizes Sadness is essential. Riley experiences first true emotional growth.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

78 min

Anger, Fear, Disgust struggle to manage Riley's emotions. Chaos peaks.

#11

All Is Lost

85 min

Riley runs away. Emotional breakdown. Headquarters abandoned. Complete low point.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

88 min

Joy reflects on mistakes. Sadness embraces role. Emotional insight gained.

#13

Break Into Three

90 min

Riley reconciles feelings. Emotions coordinate. Journey back on track.

#14

Finale

92 min

Riley returns home, expresses emotions healthily. Joy and Sadness integrated. Family reconciled.

#15

Final Image

95 min

Riley content, balanced. Emotions working together. Mirror of opening: happiness restored, growth complete.