Dynamic Watchlist Hub: May 08, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Pixar Story

If you loved The Pixar Story, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return

2022★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

This special explores the return of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker to the screen, as well as Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen to their classic roles. Director Deborah Chow...

#2
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio: Handcarved Cinema

2022★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

With mesmerizing footage and time lapses of animators at work, this behind-the-scenes special captures the artistry of a unique tale years in the making....

#3
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovate and old timers not yet ready...

#4
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, specta...

#5
Capturing Avatar

Capturing Avatar

2010★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Capturing Avatar is a feature length behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Avatar. It uses footage from the film's development, as well as stock footage from as far bac...

#6
Jodorowsky's Dune

Jodorowsky's Dune

2013★ 7.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Pixar Story for fans of Documentary. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

In 1974, Chilean-French director Alejandro Jodorowsky embarked on the quixotic project of adapting Frank Herbert's influential novel Dune (1969) for the big screen. After investing...

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