Elemental (2023) poster
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FilmPG2023

Elemental

AnimationComedyFamilyRomance

Directed by Peter Sohn

In a city where fire, water, land and air residents live together, a fiery young woman and a go-with-the-flow guy will discover something elemental: how much they have in common. From TMDB

212 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 4, 2026 · last updated Nov 4, 2026 · How this works

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Elemental is a 2023 animation comedy family film, directed by Peter Sohn, starring Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie and Shila Ommi.

  • 167 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews, Mastodon, Lemmy
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  • Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 22, 2025

    called it. Maybe they can pull an Elemental and it gets more money the further its in theaters. Also, Disney WANTED this... they wanted this movie to flop so they can further approve IP branded sequels and possibly eat up the studio. Sorry for the insider rant, just... man.

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  • ToonHive @toonhive.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 23, 2026

    ‘OBSESSION’ has officially crossed $500 MILLION at the worldwide box office, surpassing ‘ELEMENTAL’ to become the highest-grossing original film of the decade. The film is also now one of the highest-grossing horror movies of all time.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    Elemental is still just a charmer. I'm glad the film was able to find the audience it has because it really is a sweet film and the colors in it are amazing.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2026

    Elemental really is such a sweet film from Pixar and the romance between Ember and Wade really was so sweet and lovely. I'm glad it's found an even bigger audience now because it deserves it. It's just such a heartfelt film.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 30, 2025

    Here's some concept art from Elemental drawn by the film's director Peter Sohn. I simply adore how colorful the film is. Easily one of the most colorful animated films that has come out this decade.

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  • Wario64 @wario64.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    Peter Sohn (Elemental, The Good Dinosaur) will direct Incredibles 3 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 8, 2025

    Have some concept art for background characters from Elemental by Yingzong Xin. I still love how colorful the art of this film is and how the colors really shine in the final film.

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  • Andrew 🐻 @awd.bsky.socialBluesky · May 14, 2024

    Elemental is a gem of a movie and people slept on it because apparently it's "hip to hate Pixar" lately.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 15, 2026

    I love Maria Yi's concept art for Elemental. Her art really felt it was captured in the film with its bright colors and the way Ember and Wade felt vivid in the world. Just dazzling.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2025

    Have some concept art from Elemental by Maria Yi. I still just love how adorable the film is. Easily a massive charmer.

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  • Toon4Thought @toon4thought.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    Rewatching Elemental to get in the right mood for Elio. SUCH a BEAUTIFUL film, I refuse to hear otherwise.

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  • Eddie Bowley @eddache.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 3, 2024

    Lightyear was bland, lifeless and failed to live up to it's premise. Elemental, while a fine film overall, was definitely Pixar-by-numbers. Both were designed for mass appeal & failed. Luca and Turning Red are the best post-Lasseter Pixar movies by far. Sweet stories, original ideas, unique styles.

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  • Scott "KaiserNeko" Frerichs @kaiserneko.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 26, 2025

    Inside Out 2 might be as good as the original. In some ways? Even better. After the long and grueling fall off of Pixar, it was nice to see them deliver another incredibly effective film with something meaningful to say. Also? Elemental is w a y better than it's trailers. Full stop.

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  • Bella cool GRRiginal 🦝 @bellatrellia.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2025

    Elemental is a good movie fuck you guys who said elemental wasn't a good movie

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  • Alb3rt0 @albst3r.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2026

    Clay is actually the first film Fawn Verasunthorn is directing at Disney Animation where she’s the main director rather than a co-director (like Wish and Hexed) and it’s an original concept she came up with. So, Disney’s Clay is to Fawn Verasunthorn like what Pixar’s Elemental is to Peter Sohn.

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  • Beautagic @beautagicannie.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 31, 2025

    Nothing...just water bf and fire gf interacting (i doodle this while work..also this has some dialogue ref from the movie) #fridaynightfunkin #fnf #Elemental

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  • Bones @kyoju.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Elemental reference. Quick thing. Pretty good fuckin movie, would recommend.

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  • Toon Brains @cartoonbrains.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    God i fucking love Elemental so SO much AHHHHHH. I think it's one of my favorite Pixar movies ever. It just makes me so happy ADGHHHHH

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  • Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    I watched #Elemental (2023) today & this movie is slept on! Director Peter Sohn based the story on his life as a 2nd generation Korean-American immigrant & what it’s like to be in an interracial relationship in an immigrant family. It wasn’t perfect, but it’s a lovely story. 100% worth the watch💧🔥

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  • flipsterz.bsky.social @flipsterz.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2024

    First post on Bluesky! Here's some elemental art i recently made because i rewatched the movie🔥💦 #elemental #elementalpixar

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  • Mary Kenney @marykgames.comBluesky · May 18, 2026

    Elemental is such a better movie than Zootopia, but only one of them has foxes in it so guess which one is semi-permanently on loop in my house

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  • MikeTheHuman113 @mikeisahuman.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 1, 2026

    You know what I just realized? Elemental was the first film I recall people accusing of "being written by ChatGPT". That film came out in June 2023, while ChatGPT launched in November 2022. It took basically half a year for ChatGPT to become a punchline.

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 7, 2026

    I'm glad you said it. Elemental may have been the last film released by Pixar that Lasseter greenlit, but you can feel that every film they've made this decade feels different than before. I've really been loving these new films from Pixar under Pete and I can't wait to see more.

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  • RySpirit @ryspiritart.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 19, 2025

    Ember from Elemental is here, I quite enjoyed that movie. #ember #elemental #fire #disney #pixar

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  • Amy New (shop 🔗n bio) @amynewblue.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 24, 2026

    Older fanart I made after watching Elemental. 💗 love this movie so much! #pixar #disney #art

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 15, 2025

    It felt so forced. I knew there was something special about Elemental that people just didn’t see at the time. Plus, I really am sick and tired of Pixar discourse every time a new film of theirs comes out. It’s just exhausting.

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  • Kelly McLaughlin @kaiinreallife.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    While we are on the topic of men crying… I watched Elemental last night for the first time. I cried no less than 4 times. My goodness what a good movie. I love me some emotional male leads who present better forms of masculinity. More of that please!

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  • Every Film Now @everyfilmnow.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 18, 2026

    ‘OBSESSION’ has surpassed ‘ELEMENTAL’ to become the highest-grossing original film of the 2020s. #Obsession #Elemental

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  • please stop forgetting how elections work i beg of you @tonygoldmark.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    Peter Sohn?!? Okay admittedly Elemental is literally the ONE Pixar movie I still haven't seen, and I know The Good Dinosaur was an extremely troubled production so MAYBE that wasn't his fault...but this literally feels like trading Remy for Emile. (Sohn voiced Emile, dat's da joak)

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  • Toon Brains @cartoonbrains.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 17, 2026

    i think i might be one of the only people with Elemental as their favorite Pixar movie haha some folks were really caught off guard by that when i talked about it last year. Coco I think is their best movie, but Elemental is my personal favorite. I dunno im a sucker for sweet gushy romances

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  • Dale Smith @journodale.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2025

    Chronicles of Riddick is on the TV at the gym, and I’m a happy guy. I love the production design of that film. And Dame Judi Dench as an Elemental is fantastic.

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  • Clifford Batteau @cliffordbatteau.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 11, 2026

    Yes, because Hoppers, Elio, and Elemental are totally the same movie

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  • darrenshoe @darrenshoe.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2025

    Neighbors and I set up the projector my kids got me awhile back and we’re having outdoor movie night. Watching Elemental on Disney. 😀

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  • 🌻𝙎𝙖𝙞𝙙𝙮🌻 ✨Vgen Comms ✨ @saidydraws.artBluesky · Oct 18, 2024

    To Peter Sohn and all creators of Elemental, thank you so much for making and showing a charming movie. The film showed us the true beauty of pure love, and will be always remembered as a winner in all of our hearts. We love you @PEETSOWN and @Pixar !❤️ #Elemental #elementalfanart

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  • The Rori Horror Picture Show @missrori.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2025

    Seriously this is the sort of movie Pixar is now determined not to make, going by his comments last year on Turning Red and Elemental being too personal. And look how their process paid off with Elio… Oh.

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  • Cosmic Marvel @dailycosmicmarvel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 10, 2025

    Peter Sohn is officially set to direct ‘INCREDIBLES 3’ He previously directed ‘Elemental’ and ‘The Good Dinosaur’ (via www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...)

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  • AstroInfinite_ (Comms Open! 3/7 slots taken) @astroinfinite.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 9, 2024

    best pixar movie no diff #elemental #pixar

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  • Toon Brains @cartoonbrains.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 7, 2026

    I wish the 4k Blu ray for Elemental wasn't so expensive. Fucking thing goes for like $250+ I love the movie but jesus christ thats ridiculous

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  • Isaac Vargas @animationfan15.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2026

    Listen, as much as I loved The Super Mario Bros. Movie, it was clearly not Oscar-worthy. I would've preferred Elemental or Across the Spider-Verse winning, but I'm cool with The Boy and the Heron taking the gold. It's a fantastic film.

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  • Closet_Thing @closet-thing.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 26, 2024

    Elemental was a great movie.

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  • The Voice Artist’s Spotlight @voiceactors.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 9, 2026

    Brook Ripple #CatherineOHara Movie: Elemental Year: 2023 Along with Catherine O'Hara, the voice cast for Pixar's Elemental included Leah Lewis, Mamoudou Athie, Ronnie Del Carmen, Shila Ommi, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ronobir Lahiri, and Matthew Yang King. #Elemental #Pixar

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 5, 2025

    He didn't want Luca as a slice of life film like Ghibli and wanted a ridiculous climax where Alberto turns into a kraken and threatens to destroy the entire town. Elemental would've had Wade's mother as a twist villain where she blackmails Ember to break up with Wade to protect her image.

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  • Tekki @lovelytekki.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2025

    Repost with a movie you love that you didn't expect to love. Elemental. Disney did it really dirty in terms of marketing, which made it hard to grab my attention...but I really regret overlooking it when it was in theaters. Truly a beautiful movie about how love triumphs over everything. 🔥💧

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  • SailorTabbyCat ♡s TV★( ˘ ³˘)📺 @sailortabbycat.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 23, 2026

    I can't help but continuously bring up how FANTASTIC of a movie Elemental is. There's a part when Ember says "How can someone ever repay a sacrifice that big?" When talking about how much her parents have done for her and let me tell you that sentiment cuts me DEEP

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  • TheBeav @thebeav20.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 5, 2026

    I swear anyone who fights Kyoshi must feel like they are in an Elemental Magic Equivalent of a horror film.

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  • kylie b @roguesquirrel.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 30, 2026

    Elemental is kind of about this until about halfway thru when you can tell an executive went "we're not releasing a kids movie about urban planning" & the subplot revolving around it disappears

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  • A.J. Wilden🏳️‍⚧️ @wcwit.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2026

    Between the behind the scenes reshuffling of Brave, sending Turning Red to streaming, and now this news… Is Hoppers the only female-led Pixar film that never got messed around with? (Never saw Elemental, so I don’t know whether to count the fire gal in that one as the lead or not)

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  • [LVL 36]Alsvid Wotansdottir🧿 @alsvid.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2026

    Also, Elemental is secretly a movie about racism.

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  • TJ Norris @tjnorrisart.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 22, 2025

    FILM SCREENING: 'Elemental Studies' will have its Irish Premiere at Gallery X in Dublin on September 6th (8PM). Press Release: mailchi.mp/bc7c95670a09... Also Showing: #BabsSantini (aka #NurseWithWound) 'The Formless Irregular' - a retrospective...

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  • Animated Antic @animatedantic.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2025

    Elemental is a fantastic film and one of my favorites of the decade so far. Any film that is as gorgeously animated and has emotional moments like the scene where Ember and Wade finally touch is something that will always click with me.

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  • jtities.bsky.social @jtities.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 16, 2025

    Followed up by Elemental in 2023, a pixar film about immigrants and experiencing racism in a new city. The type of film that right wing family members just didn't like for some reason

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  • Grave Robber-tson 🏳️‍⚧️ @gemofamara.comBluesky · Apr 25, 2024

    I assume this is the plot of the 2023 Pixar film Elemental.

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  • JustAnotherLady 🖤 @justanotherlady.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 15, 2023

    Elemental is an adorable movie with plenty of giggles for the whole family. 💛

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  • jess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 20, 2023

    I am legitimately so, so fucking crushed about Elemental that film is one of my favourites, I tried to champion it for like months "just give it a chance. please, it's an original film directed by a man whose parents were immigrants. please" and people just did NOT fucking care at all

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  • Demi @demi0186.blacksky.appBluesky · Oct 23, 2026

    Elemental is an underrated Pixar movie. I really enjoyed it.

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  • Edwin Kim @mantabluray.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 25, 2026

    The marketing absolutely failed this movie. Not to mention this week has not just Avengers but also Primetime, Resident Evil, and that Brad Pitt dog movie. It is the ONLY animated family film this week & WOM/reviews is great thus far. But it'll need to be super leggy like "Elemental" to survive.

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  • TJ Norris @tjnorrisart.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 9, 2026

    Hello All - There will be a feature on my 4-channel film installation 'Elemental Studies' in this issue of EX! Magazine (Leipzig, Germany) coming out on September 21! Excited to be included with #DanielMenche + #AGF + #LucreciaDalt etc. Get your copy: adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ex-zin...

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  • DawN @paperdawn.artBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    Remember how bad Elemental was? Bro that movie fucking suuuuuuuccckedddd lol Felt like a parody of a pixar movie like "what if the elements were alive!!!!!!"

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  • Florencia Minuzzi @flom.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 3, 2025

    Elemental Flow will be at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival this year - as will we! If you're there in person this Saturday and Sunday, come say hi, and if you're checking it out online, we hope you enjoy the Elemental Flow demo! #ASFFestival

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  • 🪡 Ether’s spoooky lace 🎃 🪡 (she/her—illiteratis did this) @laceslibgremlin.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 5, 2025

    I just saw someone say that “Elemental“ was “accidentally“ about immigration No. It’s literally about immigration. That’s the theme. Of the movie.

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Leah Lewis
Ember (voice)
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Mamoudou Athie
Wade (voice)
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Cinder (voice)
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Wendi McLendon-Covey
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Catherine O'Hara
Brook (voice)
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Clod (voice)
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Ronobir Lahiri
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