Inside Out 2: what age is it for?
In France, zinema would say 8.
Alone, or with you
Alone from 6; from 5, with an adult or by talking about it afterwards.
What it's about
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something entirely unexpected: new Emotions! Joy, Sadness, Anger, Fear and Disgust, who’ve long been running a successful operation by all accounts, aren’t sure how to feel when Anxiety shows up. And it looks like she’s not alone.
Why 6
- A panic attack, from the insideA new emotion, Anxiety, takes the controls to protect Riley, and the pressure builds up to a panic attack on the ice, filmed from within, breath cut short. The film handles it with great accuracy, but it is a strong moment for a child.shown
- Believing you are not good enough"I'm not good enough" grows into a belief. To please the older girls, Riley drops her friends, lies, and sneaks into the coach's office.said
- Growing up, and everything changesPuberty arrives like an alarm, headquarters gets demolished, the parents take outbursts in the face, and the two best friends move to another school.shown
- Cartoon words"Kill me", "they're dead to us", "over my dead body": figures of speech. Nobody dies, nobody gets hurt, and the fights are hockey games.shown
What the movie brings
- Every emotion has its place, even anxiety, as long as none of them rules alone.
- You are not one idea of yourself: you are all of it at once.
Watching it together
Stay for the crisis on the ice, near the end: say that it happens, that it passes, and that breathing helps.
at 6 and up
Anxiety wanted to protect Riley and made her suffer. Do you ever worry too much about something?
See the facts
A zinema reading from September 9, 2026 · the whole movie, watched in full · the age by zinema's rules for the US and France, and a human reading · report an error · how this guide is made