With so much choice, Rotten Tomatoes' 100% approval rating will help you pick out the best films. The fact that Oscar-winning films like "Finding Nemo," "Summer of Soul," and "Inside Out" are ranked just below Rotten Tomatoes' highest scores is a good indication of the quality of these five films. Here are Disney Plus' picks for the five films that received 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.
One of the earliest films to earn a Certified Fresh perfect rating on Rotten Tomatoes, this popular 1940 fantasy film centers on a lovable doll created by an elderly woodcarver, Zeppetto, and brought to life by a blue fairy It was also the first animated feature film ever to win an Academy Award. (It won the trophy for its gorgeous original music and "When You Wish Upon a Star.") ) Not only is the film a technical feat, a groundbreaking marvel of effects animation and visual art, but its real staying power is the emotional resonance of its story, a touching, moral parable about all that it takes for a little doll to become a real boy - honesty, loyalty, and courage. [This 1995 computer-animated comedy, the first feature film by Pixar, ushered in a whole new era of animation and changed cinema as we have known it since. Voiced by an all-star comedy cast including Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, and Don Rickles, the film follows the rivalry-turned-friendship between Sheriff Woody, an old-fashioned cowboy doll, and Buzz Lightyear, a stylish space ranger action figure The film depicts the transformation from rivalry to friendship between the two. When a family move separates the duo from their human owner, Andy Davis, and the boys' toy collection (including Mr. Potato Head, Slinky Dog, and Bo Peep), the two adversaries must work together to get home.
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Natalie Portman narrates and Alastair Fothergill (Blue Planet, Planet Earth) and Keith Shorey (Our Planet) direct this 2018 Nature documentary is a Disney-esque take on a real-life young banded dolphin named Echo, who lives on a coral reef in French Polynesia in the South Pacific. Echo is playful and bubbly, the perfect protagonist to lead viewers into the familiar sea. Echo experiences the same growing pains as any other youngster, as his mother Kumu "grounded" the three-year-old mammal who hangs out with the whales far from home.
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Think of it as the Godfather Part II of animated sequels: the sequel to 1999's "Toy Story," starring Woody (Tom Hanks), Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen), Rex ( Wallace Shawn) and other toy box friends reunite, and new characters such as cowgirl ragdoll Jessie (voiced by Joan Cusack) and the sequel's antagonist, Stinky Pete the Prospector (Kelsey Grammer), are as highly acclaimed as the previous film. This time, Woody is stolen by toy collector Al McQuiggin (Wayne Knight), and Buzz and the rest of the toys attempt to rescue him. However, Woody soon discovers that he is actually a vintage toy based on an old TV show called "Woody's Roundup" and part of a collection that includes Jessie, Stinky Pete, and a horse called Bullseye.
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This 2020 documentary, directed by pop superstar Taylor Swift, details the making of the singer-songwriter's eighth studio album, Folklore. The film follows Swift and collaborators Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, and Justin Vernon (better known as Bon Iver) as they gather at Long Pond Studios in Hudson Valley, NY, to discuss the creative process and musical inspiration for all 17 songs on the album. Folklore, which went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Album of the Year, evokes both the romantic escapism and poignant loneliness of Swift's songs. and a worthy cinematic supplement to the documentary.
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