Toy Story 3 poster

Toy Story 3

2010103 minutesG
7.6
Arcplot Score
⭐ Excellent
Unverified
8.3IMDb
🍅 98%Rotten Tomatoes
Ⓜ️ 92/100Metacritic
🎬 7.8TMDb
📊 15.7Popularity
🏆Won 2 Oscars. 63 wins & 96 nominations total
Directed by: Lee Unkrich
Woody, Buzz and the whole gang are back. As their owner Andy prepares to depart for college, his loyal toys find themselves in daycare where untamed tots with their sticky little fingers do not play nice. So, it's all for one and one for all as they join Barbie's counterpart Ken, a thespian hedgehog named Mr. Pricklepants and a pink, strawberry-scented teddy bear called Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear to plan their great escape.

Box Office

Budget:$200.0M
Revenue:$1067.3M
Profit:$867.3M

Arcplot Score Breakdown

Beat Timing Precision5.2/10
Emotional Arc Impact7.5/10
Thematic Consistency10/10
Overall Score7.6/10

Beat Sheet

15 plot points

Toy Story 3 Arcplot
1
Opening Image
1 min
2
Theme Stated
8 min
3
Set-Up
15 min
4
Catalyst
22 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
80 min
11
All Is Lost
90 min
12
Dark Night of the Soul
95 min
13
Break Into Three
98 min
14
Finale
101 min
15
Final Image
103 min

Emotional Arc

+100-10

Plot Points

#1

Opening Image

1 min

Andy’s toys living happily. Playroom life established. Woody as leader. Nostalgia and childhood attachment evident.

#2

Theme Stated

8 min

Woody: "You’re going to college, Andy. Things are going to change." Theme: letting go, growth, and loyalty.

#3

Set-Up

15 min

Andy preparing for college. Toys feel abandoned. Buzz, Jessie, and others sense insecurity. Daily play established. Stakes: identity as toys, fear of being forgotten.

#4

Catalyst

22 min

Accidental donation to daycare. Toys awaken to new environment: chaotic, colorful, but dangerous. First challenge appears.

#5

Debate

30 min

Should they escape or adapt? Conflicts with new toys, Lotso’s authority, and environment. Risk vs. comfort. Woody struggles with letting go of Andy.

#6

Break Into Two

40 min

Woody arrives at Sunnyside Daycare. Plans to rescue friends. Enter new world: action and tension.

#7

B Story

50 min

Relationships among toys tested: loyalty, trust, courage. Woody vs. new toys. Jessie and Buzz leadership challenges. Emotional stakes rise.

#8

Fun and Games

60 min

Daycare life: games, bonding, conflicts. False sense of security with Lotso. Audience sees action, humor, toy personalities, and tension building.

#9

Midpoint

70 min

Escape attempt fails. Toys captured. Stakes raised: literal and emotional danger. False hope shattered.

#10

Bad Guys Close In

80 min

Lotso’s cruelty intensifies. Separation, fear, and despair. Woody must act quickly. Teamwork tested.

#11

All Is Lost

90 min

Toys in incinerator. Apparent end. Absolute hopelessness. Emotional low point.

#12

Dark Night of the Soul

95 min

Woody and friends accept fate. Reflection on loyalty, love, and the passage of time. Emotional weight heavy.

#13

Break Into Three

98 min

Heroic teamwork. Escape plan activates. Synthesis: action + emotional resolve. Hope rekindled.

#14

Finale

101 min

Escape successful. Return to Andy. Lotso defeated. Closure and renewal for characters. Themes of letting go and growth fulfilled.

#15

Final Image

103 min

Andy donates toys to Bonnie. Woody and friends find new home. Emotional resolution. Acceptance of change. Legacy continues. Complete.