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Soul

Seen it?

2020 | 101 min | Animation, Family, Drama, Music, Fantasy

Friday Night Flick

Why it’s a Friday Night Flick

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), audiences adore it (8.1 out of 10), it won an Oscar and it's still drawing plenty of interest. Make plans for this one.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for fantasy fans and families.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 41 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.

Joe Gardner is a middle school teacher with a love for jazz music. After a successful audition at the Half Note Club, he suddenly gets into an accident that separates his soul from his body and is transported to the You Seminar, a center in which souls develop and gain passions before being transported to a newborn child. Joe must enlist help from the other souls-in-training, like 22, a soul who has spent eons in the You Seminar, in order to get back to Earth.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    95% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesVery strong

    8.1 out of 10

  • AwardsStrong

    Won 1 Oscar: Best Animated Feature. Won 1 Critics' Choice Award: Best Animated Feature. Plus 2 other awards.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $122 million worldwide on a $150 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 583K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Pete Docter

  • Jamie FoxxJoe Gardner (voice)
  • Tina Fey22 (voice)
  • Graham NortonMoonwind (voice)
  • Rachel HouseTerry (voice)
  • Alice BragaCounselor Jerry (voice)
  • Richard AyoadeCounselor Jerry (voice)
  • Phylicia RashādLibba Gardner (voice)
  • Donnell RawlingsDez (voice)
  • QuestloveCurly (voice)
  • Angela BassettDorothea (voice)