Dakota and Kristen's Movie

Dakota and Kristen's Movie is a 2025 American 3D computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Kristen Lester in her directorial debut, the film stars Dakota Fanning (as her animated nine-year-old self) Kristen Bell, Bill Hader, Stephanie Beatriz, Masi Oka, John Ratzenberger, and Jenny Slate, with Jane Lynch, Yahya Abudl-Matten ll, Jennifer Coolidge, Sterling Jerins, Tina Fey, Emily VanCamp, and Andy Serkis in supporting roles.

Shi planned to create a film about 9-year-old Dakota Fanning, after listening to her child performances. Dakota and Kristen's Movie is the first Pixar film to use archive recordings of Fanning's child voice. Bell was cast in May 2024, while more members were added the following month. Randy Newman, who worked on prior Pixar films, returned to score Dakota and Kristen's Movie.

Dakota and Kristen's Movie premiered on March 1, 2025, and was released theatrically in the United States on March 29, 2025 to critical and commercial success, grossing $776 million against its $99 million budget. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Penguin Rush.