Luxo Jr.

1986 • 2 min • Animation · Comedy

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Synopsis

A baby lamp finds a ball to play with and it's all fun and games until the ball bursts. Just when the elder Luxo thinks his kid will settle down for a bit, Luxo Jr. finds a ball ten times bigger.

Our family guide

Best from age 3

Movie Knight Score

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100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
70 Audience · 678 · 49%

A baby lamp playfully bounces a ball until it deflates. The elder lamp expresses concern, but the younger lamp soon finds an even bigger, more exciting ball.

Violence & peril: 0/10
Language: 0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

A ball briefly deflates with a pop

What it models well

Playfulness
Parental care
Curiosity

Talk about it after

How we react when things don't go as planned
The joy of discovery
Finding fun in simple things

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Top billed cast

Director: John Lasseter • Crew: John Lasseter

Trailers & clips

Luxo Jr. - CGI making of (1986) (HD)

Luxo Jr. - Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
A few moments in the lives of two angle-poise lamps. The bigger one is playing with a small ball when it's child joins the game. The smaller one is a bit too exuberant and squashes the ball flat. Aww, it's upset. Wait! There's another ball over there - and it's huge.…
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