 Toy Story received widespread critical acclaim . The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval 100 % rating based on 78 reviews , with an average score of 9 / 10 . The website 's consensus reads , " Entertaining as it is innovative , Toy Story reinvigorated animation while heralding the arrival of Pixar as a family @-@ friendly force to be reckoned with . " At Metacritic , which uses a normalized rating system , the film earned a " universal acclaim " level rating of 92 / 100 based on 16 reviews by mainstream critics . Reviewers hailed the film for its creative computer animation , voice cast , and ability to appeal to numerous age groups . 
