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Inside Out Movie Watch Order in the correct order
How to watch the Inside Out movies in order
Last updated: August 12 2026
Written by: ChronoAlice
Pixar's beloved look inside the human mind follows Riley's emotions as they navigate childhood, and later, the turbulence of adolescence.
Inside Out personifies emotions like Joy, Sadness, and Anger as they guide young Riley through major life changes, with the sequel introducing a whole new set of feelings as she becomes a teenager. Both films earned critical and commercial success for their inventive visualization of the mind, using colorful, memorable characters to explore genuinely complex emotional and psychological ideas in a way audiences of all ages can understand.
π Release Order
Release order is simple here, since the sequel picks up years after the first film in the same continuity.
- Inside Out (2015)
- Inside Out 2 (2024)
Story chronology matches release order exactly, following Riley as she grows from an 11-year-old adjusting to a new city into a 13-year-old facing puberty and anxiety.
π Story Chronology
The films unfold in the order they were released, tracking Riley's emotional development across roughly two years of her life.
- Inside Out (2015) β Riley at age 11
- Inside Out 2 (2024) β Riley at age 13
Which Order Should You Choose?
Watch Inside Out first, then Inside Out 2 β both films are best appreciated with the emotional growth of the first film fresh in mind before the sequel introduces new, more complex feelings. Parents watching with kids may want to pause between films to talk through the big feelings each movie explores, since both are as much conversation-starters as they are entertainment.
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