Elio (2025)*

Title: Elio
Rating: PG
Directed by: Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, and Domee Shi
Written by: Julia Cho, Mark Hammer, Mike Jones, Adrian Molina, Madeline Sharafian, Domee Shi, Jesse Andrews, and Hannah Friedman
Starring: Yonas Kibreab, Zoe Saldaña, Remy Edgerly, Brad Garrett, Jameela Jamil, and Shirley Henderson
Release Date: 6/20/2025
Running Time: 99 minutes

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The cosmic misadventure introduces Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination and a huge alien obsession. So, when he’s beamed up to the Communiverse, an interplanetary organization with representatives from galaxies far and wide, Elio’s all in for the epic undertaking. Mistakenly identified as Earth’s leader, Elio must form new bonds with eccentric alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions, and somehow discover who and where he is truly meant to be.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see Elio and Bryce tinkering with their ham radio. They make a garbled connection, and Elio tells Glordon that his disk is muted. Glordon’s voice then comes through clearly, and he asks Elio to “Tell me everything!”

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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A lizard is looking down at a smartphone screen and repeatedly pressing the emoji button for a lizard, and the phone keeps saying “Lizard… lizard… lizard” each time it’s typed into the chat program. Then it’s revealed that the next Disney/Pixar movie is named Hoppers.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (-6 rating, 40 votes)
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Special thanks to William and Frank for this submission

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Luca (2021)*

Title: Luca
Rating: PG
Directed by: Enrico Casarosa
Written by: Enrico Casarosa, Simon Stephenson, Jesse Andrews, and Mike Jones
Starring: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, and Jim Gaffigan
Release Date: 6/18/2021
Running Time: 95 minutes

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A coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca (voice of Jacob Tremblay) shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, Alberto (voice of Jack Dylan Grazer), but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

We see Uncle Ugo in the dark, deep water blabbing on and on about how life is great in the deep and how he can talk non-stop for up to 12 hours. Then we see that he’s talking to Guiseppe (one of Luca’s fishes) as it slowly tries to get away.

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (0 rating, 2 votes)
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Dedication: This film is dedicated to Alberto Surace, Patty Ann Buchholz Willrett (1974 – 2020), and all the friends who pulled us out of the water and helped us find our way.

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Soul (2020)*

Title: Soul
Rating: PG
Directed by: Pete Docter and Kemp Powers
Written by: Pete Docter, Mike Jones, and Kemp Powers
Starring: Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Phylicia Rashad, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Angela Bassett, Daveed Diggs, Graham Norton, Rachel House, Alice Braga, Richard Ayoade, Wes Studi, Fortune Feimster, Zenobia Shroff, Donnell Rawlings, and June Squibb
Release Date: 12/25/2020
Running Time: 100 minutes

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Joe Gardner (Jamie Foxx) is a middle-school band teacher who gets the chance of a lifetime to play at the best jazz club in town. But one small misstep takes him from the streets of New York City to The Great Before – a fantastical place where new souls get their personalities, quirks and interests before they go to Earth. Determined to return to his life, Joe teams up with a precocious soul, 22 (Tina Fey), who has never understood the appeal of the human experience. As Joe desperately tries to show 22 what’s great about living, he may just discover the answers to some of life’s most important questions.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

after the credits

Terry appears and says “Hey! Movie’s over! Go home!”

Is this stinger worth waiting around for? Yes (+2 rating, 4 votes)
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Dedication: Dedicated to all the mentors in our lives

Note: After the usual “Created & Produced at Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, California” message there’s a kicker line that says “…and in homes at least six feet away from each other throughout the Bay area.”

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