Soul (2020)

Soul (2020) is Pixar's most emotionally resonant triumph, boasting a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score and two Academy Awards. This jazz-infused meditation on the meaning of life follows a musician who must help an unborn soul find her passion before she can return to Earth, exploring philosophy with more nuance than the average animated feature. The film’s runtime of 100 minutes packs a profound narrative that outshines #3's spectacle-driven 3-hour epic. With a Metacritic score of 83, it surpasses the typical Pixar benchmark by prioritizing character depth over action, making it a rare gem in the streaming library.