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Elemental (2023)

The new Pixar movie follows Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together.

 Elemental
Elemental
Animation
Adventure
Comedy

Release Date
June 16, 2023
Director
Peter Sohn
Runtime
1hr 33min
Main Genre
Animation
Studio
Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Animation Studios
Writers
Brenda Hsueh
Tagline
Opposites react.
Franchise
Pixar

Summary

The film journeys alongside an unlikely pair, Ember and Wade, in a city where fire-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. The fiery young woman and the go-with-the-flow guy are about to discover something elemental: how much they actually have in common.

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