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Pete Docter
Director 57 years old

Pete Docter

Bloomington, Minnesota, USA

Peter Hans Docter (born October 9, 1968) is an American filmmaker and animator who has served as Pixar's chief creative officer (CCO)  since 2018. He has directed the company's animated films Monsters, Inc. (2001), Up (2009), Inside Out (2015), and Soul (2020). From his... Read full bio →

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5 titles
Soul

Soul

Pete Docter 2020 1h 41m 7.0

Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn't quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul.

Inside Out

Inside Out

Pete Docter 2015 1h 35m 7.5

After a young girl is uprooted from her Midwest life and moved to San Francisco, her emotions conflict on how best to navigate her new reality.

Up

Up

Pete Docter 2009 1h 36m 8.0

By tying thousands of balloons to his home, 78-year-old Carl Fredricksen sets out to fulfill his lifelong dream to see the wilds of South America. Right after lifting off, however, he learns he isn't alone on his journey. Russell, an 8 year old wilderness explorer, has inadvertently become a stowaway on the adventure.

Mike's New Car

Mike's New Car

Pete Docter, Roger Gould 2002 3m 6.4

Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has it's benefits - in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.

Monsters, Inc.

Monsters, Inc.

Pete Docter 2001 1h 32m 8.2

Two monsters whose job is to make human children scream accidentally let a little girl into their world and must now protect her from their own kind to return her home unscathed.

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