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Tin Toy
G

Tin Toy

A scared, Tin Toy realizes he really wants to play.

1988 • 5 min • Animation · Family

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Our family guide

Best from age 3
81
Movie Knight Score
506 reviews
  • 100 Reviewers · 1 · 51%
  • 61 Audience · 505 · 49%

A musical tin toy named Tinny tries to escape a destructive baby, Billy. After his narrow escape, Tinny realizes he misses being played with. But by then, Billy has found new interests, leaving Tinny longing for attention.

Violence & peril
1/10
Language
0/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking
0/10
Romance & sensuality
0/10
Scary moments
2/10

Heads up

  • A baby is initially presented as a scary threat to the toy.

What it models well

  • Overcoming fear
  • Finding value in connection
  • Learning to adapt

Talk about it after

  • Why did Tinny run away at first?
  • What did Tinny learn about Billy?
  • How do you like to play with your toys?

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Top billed cast

Director: John Lasseter • Crew: John Lasseter

Trailers & clips

Tin Toy - Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers

The tin toy doesn’t fancy the baby he’s supposed to entertain very much when he observes it cover it’s multi-coloured hoops in drool. No wonder he now flees the length and breadth of the room - with the baby in tottering pursuit.…

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Details

TMDB audience
6.1/10 (505)
Age rating
G
Status
Released
Budget
$300,000
Box office
$123,967
IMDb
tt0096273

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