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
- Pete Docter
- Kemp Powers(co-director)
- Writers
- Pete Docter(story by)
- Mike Jones(story by)
- Kemp Powers(story by)
- Stars
- Jamie Foxx(voice)
- Tina Fey(voice)
- Graham Norton(voice)
- Directors
- Pete Docter
- Kemp Powers(co-director)
- 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 & 94 nominations total
- Joe
- (voice)
- Moonwind
- (voice)
- Terry
- (voice)
- Counselor Jerry
- (voice)
- Libba
- (voice)
- Dez
- (voice)
- Dorothea
- (voice)
- Connie
- (voice)
- Melba
- (voice)
- Paul
- (voice)
- Lulu
- (voice)
- Counselor Jerry
- (voice)
- Doctor
- (voice)
- Directors
- Pete Docter
- Kemp Powers(co-director)
- Writers
- Pete Docter(story by) (screenplay by)
- Mike Jones(story by) (screenplay by)
- Kemp Powers(story by) (screenplay by)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
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- 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.
- GoofsIt is mentioned that Dr. Björn P. Börgensson, a child psychologist, won the Nobel Prize, when there is no Nobel Prize in psychology. However, psychologists such as Daniel Kahneman have won Nobel Prizes in other fields.
- 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)
Despite their imperfections, the "Jerries" mean well, and prove their good will at the end, when they offer Joe another chance at living after he selflessly concedes his "badge" (and thus his life) to 22, whom he then shepherds into the next world. For much of the movie, especially when 22 inhabited Joe's body, I was convinced that Joe's body would survive, but that it would no longer be ensouled by his own soul, but by 22. That would have allowed some truly interesting reflections on the nature of personal identity, especially the inner dynamics of major changes to one's motivations and values in life.
- BabelAlexandria
- Apr 1, 2021
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- Also known as
- Soul
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- Gross worldwide
- $120,957,731
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1










































