Realm's Edge (short film)

Realm's Edge is a 2020 American computer-animated fantasy-adventure short film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and directed by Brad Bird. It was released on November 20, 2020 along with Soul. It was released that day on Disney+.

Plot
Four kids, Becky, Hector, Maggie and Patrick, love playing video games on their computer. One day, when they come home from school, they find a commercial for a video game named Realm's Edge. They download the game, but when they start it up, they are sucked into the computer. The game is an MMORPG set in a universe filled with mythical creatures. They can only escape if they win the game, which can be done by defeating everyone in the server. The kids hide in a bush, when they are encountered by a minotaur. The kids are doubtful at first, but then they discover that the minotaur is friendly and is willing to help them get back to the real world. After a montage of them defeating people, they travel up a mountain to defeat the main antagonist of the game, Thunderius. The kids are too weak to defeat Thunderius, but the minotaur defeats him because he's strong enough. After defeating Thunderius, the kids realise that they still can't win the game, because the minotaur counts as a different person. The minotaur decides to sacrifice himself to let the kids out of the game. By that time, it is morning, so they head off to go to school.

Release
The short film released with Soul on November 20, 2020, and was released to Disney+ the same day.

Reception
Realm's Edge was well received by critics. It has a 7.5/10 rating on IMDB.