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Monster House

Play trailer Poster for Monster House PG Released Jul 21, 2006 1h 31m Kids & Family Fantasy Adventure Comedy Animation Play Trailer Watchlist
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No adults believe three youths' (Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner) assertion that a neighboring residence is a living creature that means them harm. With Halloween approaching, the trio must find a way to destroy the structure before innocent trick-or-treaters meet ghastly ends.
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Monster House welcomes kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.

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Sydney Morning Herald Set on Halloween, the script is original and nicely creepy, even when the boys are joined by a redhead named Jenny. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 23, 2006 Full Review Philip French Guardian One of the best animated movies of the past couple of years and the most enjoyable family entertainment of recent months. Aug 12, 2006 Full Review Ian Freer Empire Magazine A scary, sharp, funny movie, this is the best kids' flick of the year so far. Rated: 4/5 Aug 11, 2006 Full Review Preston Barta Denton Record-Chronicle This coming-of-age film delves into a variety of universal themes, such as the complexities of love, the inevitability of death, and the challenges of moving forward, all with the utmost sensitivity and grace. Oct 25, 2024 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins For reasons unknown, Sony Pictures decided to release this perfectly Halloween-themed children's film in the middle of June. Rated: 6/10 Nov 21, 2020 Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof A good movie that passes very quickly. [Full Review in Spanish] Feb 14, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ann It was honestly a really good movie overall it just felt like we was back being little watching this movie Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/22 Full Review elgan r The Best and Most Horrifying Animated Movie Ever!😱💀👻🏚🍿 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Dionisis T It was in fact bad... Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Jay W "Monster House" was created using the same Robert Zemeckis motion capture technology that brought us "Polar Express" and "Beowulf". Of all the films made using this technology, this one came out looking the best. It embraced a more cartoony style and found its way on the better half of the uncanny valley. It doesn't mean that the movie looks great, but it is certainly the best by comparison. The movie was helmed by first time director Gil Kenan. It is Halloween, and our story follows three kids, who are just at the age where they think they are too old to trick or treat. There is a house across the street with a creepy back story that is believed to be haunted. Through various circumstances the trio investigate and see exactly how much truth there are in these rumors. The characters are pretty annoying, it is accurate to 13-year-olds, but it doesn't help the audience root for their survival. The movie in general feels a little direction less. It juggles about two too many stories and characters. For example, the trailers highly advertised Jon Heder's character, "Skull". But really his character could have been written out of the movie, and nothing would be missed. He only provides gamer nerd jokes, which admittedly Heder does well with. Add in a couple cops, a babysitter and some random bullies, and you got yourself an overstuffed story. When the trio is inside the titular house, the movie can be the right level of creepy and funny. I'm sure that for some kids this could be a fun Halloween movie. The story just spends too much time wandering around. The ending reveal about the house...I'm not sure if it is supposed to be hilarious, but it might be the dumbest reason to have a house be haunted. It likewise makes the climax feel a bit underwhelming. Overall, the movie has some treats, but could have used fewer tricks in the bag. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Stephen H Absolute classic and fun movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/22/24 Full Review Tomaz B This is the scariest animated children's movie I have ever watched. The script is very interesting and in my opinion creative too. It's a movie that not only kids will enjoy (if they manage not to hide under the blanket), but maybe also their parents. Good acting from Steve Buscemi. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/03/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis No adults believe three youths' (Mitchel Musso, Spencer Locke, Sam Lerner) assertion that a neighboring residence is a living creature that means them harm. With Halloween approaching, the trio must find a way to destroy the structure before innocent trick-or-treaters meet ghastly ends.
Director
Gil Kenan
Producer
Jack Rapke, Steve Starkey
Screenwriter
Ron Schrab, Dan Harmon, Pamela Pettler
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Amblin Entertainment, ImageMovers, Columbia Pictures, Relativity Media, Sony Pictures Entertainment
Rating
PG (Scary Images and Sequences|Brief Language|Some Crude Humor|Thematic Elements)
Genre
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 21, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 5, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$73.7M
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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