“Elio,” a Walt Disney Company release in theaters Friday, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “thematic elements, some action and peril.” Running time. 99 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four.

Elio,’ Pixar’s new movie about a boy who wants to be abducted by aliens, has its roots in a true story about one of its directors.

Elio. After the massive success the two had last year with Inside Out 2, the new animation comes under a lot of pressure. However, it looks like Elio can handle it. The original story follows the titular 11-year-old boy into outer space,