After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.After landing the gig of a lifetime, a New York jazz pianist suddenly finds himself trapped in a strange land between Earth and the afterlife.
- Directors
- Writers
- Pete Docter(story by)
- Mike Jones(story by)
- Kemp Powers(story by)
- Stars
- Jamie Foxx(voice)
- Tina Fey(voice)
- Graham Norton(voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- Pete Docter(story by)
- Mike Jones(story by)
- Kemp Powers(story by)
- Stars
- Jamie Foxx(voice)
- Tina Fey(voice)
- Graham Norton(voice)
- Won 2 Oscars
- 121 wins & 93 nominations total
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- Joeas Joe
- (voice)
- Terryas Terry
- (voice)
- Libbaas Libba
- (voice)
- Dezas Dez
- (voice)
- Curleyas Curley
- (voice)
- (as Ahmir-Khalib Thompson a.k.a. Questlove)
- Melbaas Melba
- (voice)
- Paulas Paul
- (voice)
- Luluas Lulu
- (voice)
- Directors
- Writers
- Pete Docter(story by) (screenplay by)
- Mike Jones(story by) (screenplay by)
- Kemp Powers(story by) (screenplay by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
- Taglines
- Everybody has a soul. Joe Gardner is about to find his.
- Genres
- Certificate
- K-7
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaAnimators used footage of several music performers, including jazz composer Jon Batiste, performing as reference for the film's musical sequences. By capturing MIDI data from the sessions, animators were able to retrace the exact key being played on the piano with each note and create the performances authentically.
- Goofs(at around 37 mins) When Joe gets into the cat soul they wonder what happened to its actual soul. It is then showed that the cat's soul is on its way to the beyond, implying the cat died. When Joe gets his body back the cat is seen alive and well (at around 1h 12 mins), which makes no sense since the cat is dead. However, cats have nine lives.
- Quotes
Dorothea: What's wrong, Teach?
Joe: It's just I've been waiting on this day for... my entire life. I thought I'd feel different.
Dorothea: [beat] I heard this story about a fish. He swims up to this older fish and says, "I'm trying to find this thing they call the ocean." "The ocean?" says the older fish. "That's what you're in right now." "This?" says the young fish. "This is water. What I want is the ocean."
[Joe just stares, bewildered]
Dorothea: See you tomorrow.
- Crazy creditsThere is a dedication in the closing credits: "Dedicated to all the mentors in our lives."
- Alternate versionsThe movie's Disney+ release adds the Disney+ Original logo at the beginning.
- ConnectionsFeatured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Trolls: Infinity Strings (2019)
This is a lovely story about a grown man discovering his true gifts in life and it left a big smile on my face. A very sweet and inventive film that will hopefully leave most of us adults with something to think about when the credits role.
- black-wolf-rise
- Dec 25, 2020
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Soul
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $120,957,731
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1























































