Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2 is a warm, witty Pixar sequel that sends Woody and Buzz on a heartfelt rescue adventure packed with friendship and courage. The film earns its mild rating through some tense chase peril, a genuinely tearjerking emotional flashback, and a climactic villain confrontation — all resolved with love and teamwork.
A great fit for ages 5 and up; most children under 4 may find the tense scenes and abandonment themes upsetting.
If you’d rather skip
A Buzz Lightyear video game plays out with robot armies, laser blasts, exploding toy parts, and a villain named Emperor Zurg — revealed quickly to be just a game, but the intensity may catch small children off guard.
The toys cross a busy highway using traffic cones as cover, triggering near-misses, blown tires, and a chain of car crashes — a hectic, loud sequence with real stakes.
A sustained montage shows Jessie cherished by her owner Emily, then gradually forgotten as Emily grows up, left under the bed, and finally donated by the roadside — an earned, deliberately emotional scene that may prompt tears or questions about being left behind.