Monsters, Inc.

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Monsters, Inc.

G

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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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Pixar continues to set the standards for which all other animation projects attempt to reach.

Rated: 8/10

Nov 7, 2020

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Debbie Lynn Elias

Behind The Lens

[G]ood writing, great gags, superior animation, perfect casting, over the top energy and cuteness, and above-all - characters guaranteed to make Disney's coffers go "ch-ching" with holiday toy buying!

Nov 13, 2019

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vid g

i just looove this movie...its clever, its funny.... its overall... a pretty cool movie....

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/24/25

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Troy G

What an absolute classic masterpeice of original unique creativity bestowed upon my eyes

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/14/25

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John F

One of the best animated films of all time. It is a masterpiece and has an interesting story.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/04/25

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Marty P.

I love this movie! Everyone needs to watch it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/31/25

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Anne C

I thought it a absolutely perfect film

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/29/25

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Bernardo C

A pixar bateu na parede ao fazer esse filme, mas o filme é sensacional, com boo, a humana, entrando no mundo dos monstros! Adoro o trabalho dele tem os cilindros dos gritos adoro o mike wazowski o monstrinho verde de um olho só! No final fizeram as pessoas rir em vez de gritarem e adorei, mas é sério que esse filme. Não é o melhor da pixar, mas um dos melhores da pixar, porque também tem carros 2, procurando nemo, toy story 3 e toy story 1 também!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/25

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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.

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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