What is Lightyear about?
Legendary Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear embarks on an intergalactic adventure alongside a group of ambitious recruits and his robot companion Sox.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
A legendary Space Ranger and his robot companion embark on an uplifting, brisk intergalactic adventure.
Epic, with wholesome humor. A family watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Disney+.
Lightyear parents guide
It stays inside its PG, with mild language and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated PG.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- Some violence
- Some fighting or peril.
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byAngus MacLane
StarringChris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi, Dale Soules, James Brolin
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