Monsters, Inc.

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Monsters, Inc.

G

Released Nov 2, 2001

1h 32m

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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Monsters Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) is one of its top scarers. Sullivan is a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots and horns. His scare assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a green, opinionated, feisty little one-eyed monster. Visiting from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone before.

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Critics Consensus

Clever, funny, and delightful to look at, Monsters, Inc. delivers another resounding example of how Pixar elevated the bar for modern all-ages animation.

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

The uses of enchantment haven't changed; kids still need, maybe more than ever, the special comfort of fabulous threats they can control.

Apr 4, 2018

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David Ansen

Newsweek

It's a terrific piece of work: smart, inventive and executed with state-of-the-art finesse.

Mar 7, 2018

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

If anything, it improves with age.

Rated: 4/5

Jan 18, 2013

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Monsters, Inc. is another in a long line of Pixar films that show how an animated motion picture can be great entertainment, but also so much more.

Rated: 4/4

Sep 2, 2022

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

Unflappably great; a clinic in world-building, character development, voice acting and voice casting, storytelling and balancing animation for kids and adults; an emotional, unforgettable roller coaster...

Jul 6, 2022

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Betsy Bozdech

DVDJournal.com

A fun, fast-paced story with plenty of wit and brightly colored eye-candy.

Rated: 4/4

Jan 15, 2022

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Jay W

"Monsters INC" is a terrific Pixar film during a run where the company was making nothing but bangers. It is easy to look back and just see it as just another good film in Pixar's line up. But, at the time, this was the first truly great Pixar movie not starring Woody and Buzz. This was the movie that made the company of Pixar synonymous with quality and not just "Toy Story". It was among the first group to be nominated for the new Academy category: "Best Animated Picture". The story has a very clever premise. There is a world of monsters who enter our world through children's' closets. And the monsters bottle kids' screams and use it as electricity. In, what has now become a Pixar staple, they explain this high concept in a manner that audiences of all ages can understand. The animation is great. The character design for the monsters are all varied, unique and charming. The voice acting of John Goodman and Billy Crystal create an excellent back and forth. The story builds to an exciting finale. The characters go through major emotional arcs. And the whole thing has a delightful sense of humor to it. There are a couple of character moments that feel a bit forced. But overall, this is a great movie for people of all ages. My only other complaint is the name. "Monsters INC". Would that be like calling a company here "Human INC"? Do they see themselves as "monsters"? The monsters were just the friends we made along the way.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/21/24

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Audience Member

Nice feel good family movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Dionisis T

Iconic and possibly one of the best Disney Pixar movies ever made!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Shaked G

It is amazing. It is so exciting.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/20/24

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TROY S

This is a very entertaining animated film. I've seen it twice and enjoyed it even more the second time. Billy Crystal said he enjoyed making this film as much as any film he's ever done, so that's a good testimony that you'll get some laughs and emotional this movie as an adult, too.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Mikemario11 M

This is hands down the best computer animated movie from Pixar what a masterpiece W A T C H T H I S N O W

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/26/24

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Synopsis

Monsters Incorporated is the largest scare factory in the monster world, and James P. Sullivan (John Goodman) is one of its top scarers. Sullivan is a huge, intimidating monster with blue fur, large purple spots and horns. His scare assistant, best friend and roommate is Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal), a green, opinionated, feisty little one-eyed monster. Visiting from the human world is Boo (Mary Gibbs), a tiny girl who goes where no human has ever gone before.

Director: Pete Docter
Producer: Darla K. Anderson
Screenwriter: Pete Docter, Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston, Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
Production Co: Walt Disney Productions, Pixar Animation Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $494.0K
Runtime: 1h 32m
Sound Mix: Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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