WALL-E

While most studios cast their animated films with any A-list actors they can get their hands on, regardless of whether or not they're the greatest candidates, Pixar always chooses the best individuals for the positions at hand, regardless of marquee value. WALL-speech E's primarily beeps and chirps with the occasional electronically changed phrase, but instead of employing Jim Carrey or Will Ferrell, they went with Ben Burtt, the multi-Oscar-winning sound designer who worked on Star Wars and E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial.

Burtt's dazzling moment lies at the heart of a film that, like nearly all Pixar productions, operates on a different level for adults than it does for children. It's not only that adults will appreciate the typical asides thrown their way (e.g. a musical reference to 2001: A Space Odyssey; Alien star Sigourney Weaver providing the voice of a computer). More importantly, it's because the film explores one of life's tenets: the necessity to find a companion with whom to share life's events. Of course, in this case, it's a robot in need of companionship rather than a person — particularly, WALL-E, a creaky 'bot who falls for a sleek model named EVE.

WALL-E’s comic invention is considerable, particularly during the opening half-hour — featuring practically no dialogue, this stretch allows the lovable robot to function as a metallic Buster Keaton. The only downside: even in animated form, cockroaches are still disgusting.

Detailed information:

Release date: Jun 27, 2008
Director: Andrew Stanton
Gross revenue: $521.30 million
Screenwriters: Andrew Stanton, Jim Reardon, Pete Docter

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0910970