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

04/04/2018

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

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David Ansen

Newsweek

03/07/2018

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

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

01/18/2013

4/5

If anything, it improves with age.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

09/02/2022

4/4

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.

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Cory Woodroof

615 Film

07/06/2022

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...

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

11/07/2020

8/10

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

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BRADY T

@BRADY1169420 3d

This is a really great movie it is interesting how Disney is able to take something that children are afraid of monsters but make it into a funny kid friendly movie. Although these monsters do require scream to power their city. And now it is much better that they are using laughter instead of screams

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Damon G

@Dmoney420 Feb 22

Classic movie 10 out of 10

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mirage Z.

@miragezero Feb 20

monsters inc was a enjoyable film but besides the good pacing and good plot nothing special

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Sam

@SamColacito Feb 12

My Rotten Tomatoes score: 🍅

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Tomasz T

@Tom1994 Feb 11

Very entertaining! I think they should make a sequel, somehow the prequel wasn't as good as this movie

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Kymber H.

@SandlotLover17 Jan 26

Fun movie that’s is full of action. It is a bit scary for little kids.

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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: Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston, 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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