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WALL-E

Shares rank 16 of 19 animated films by recommenders

People recommend it as a film worth watching, and cite its scene of people destroying the planet as a memorable reference point.

People recommend it as a film worth watching, and cite its scene of people destroying the planet as a memorable reference point.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 4 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: recommended
  10. August 2026: recommended
  11. September 2026: recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Worth watching, alongside Idiocracy

    “It's actually worth watching Idiocracy and Wall-E”

    Comment from 12 Aug 2026 in “AI is removing the middle class of software engineering”
  • Memorable scene of planetary destruction

    “It reminds me of the scene in Wall-E when people destroyed the planet”

    Comment from 11 Jul 2026 in “AI 2040: Plan A”

Other animated films people recommend

The four most recommended other animated films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

WALL-E compared with 4 alternatives
ProductRecommendCriticizeApprovalMonthsOwnedBadge
Ghost in the Shell22581%8—Approved
Spirited Away140100%4—Approved
Who Framed Roger Rabbit11192%3——
Princess Mononoke9282%3——
WALL-EThis page50100%4——
See all 19 animated films, ranked

What people said

2 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“It's actually worth watching Idiocracy and Wall-E”

RecommendsComment from 12 Aug 2026 in “AI is removing the middle class of software engineering”

“It reminds me of the scene in Wall-E when people destroyed the planet”

MixedComment from 11 Jul 2026 in “AI 2040: Plan A”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.