
Lightyear
2022 · Movie · PG · 105 min · ★ 6.9 · 67% critics
A determined space ranger gets stranded on a distant planet and keeps pushing to find a way home. Alongside an eager team of recruits and a loyal robot companion, the mission grows into a larger fight that tests teamwork, persistence, and letting go of mistakes.
Based on Toy Story
Also known as Buzz l'Éclair
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Streaming on Disney+.
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Details
- Years
- 2022
- Release date
- 2022-06-15
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 (3,821 votes)
- Box office
- $225,920,995
- Budget
- $200,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a family-friendly space adventure with big visuals, heartfelt moments, and a cute robot companion, especially if you liked Zathura: A Space Adventure or Home; Not for you if you want nonstop laughs or a very simple story.
Pros: striking animation; heartfelt space adventure; lovable robot sidekick | Cons: repetitive story beats; uneven humor; muddled plot
Themes
- time warp
- villain
- time travel
- space travel
- alien life-form
- alien planet
- stranded
- spin off
- aftercreditsstinger
- duringcreditsstinger
- origin story
- 3d animation
- +1 more
Awards & recognition
- Kids' Choice Award — Favorite Animated Movie · 2023 · nominated
Cast & crew

Chris Evans
as Buzz Lightyear (voice)

Keke Palmer
as Izzy Hawthorne (voice)

Peter Sohn
as SOX (voice)

Taika Waititi
as Mo Morrison (voice)

Dale Soules
as Darby Steel (voice)

James Brolin
as Zurg (voice)

Uzo Aduba
as Alisha Hawthorne (voice)

Mary McDonald-Lewis
as I.V.A.N. (voice)

Isiah Whitlock Jr.
as Commander Burnside (voice)

Angus MacLane
as ERIC / DERIC / Zyclops (voice)
Directed by Angus MacLane