While Toy Story 5 is due to release in 2026, it isn’t the toy-centric sequel that most desperately needs a sequel; that title goes to Small Soldiers, the 1998 action comedy starring Kirsten Dunst and Alan Abernathy that has evolved into a cult classic in the last two decades. The Toy Story movies focus on the perspective of toys that come to life whenever humans aren’t around, and while Small Soldiers also features toys that come to life, they have no compunction about showing just how alive they are. In fact, some of them come into direct conflict with humans.

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