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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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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Rodrigo C

BE AWARE THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. Honestly, I loved the movie, What touched me the most was seeing Sully go from being scared of Boo to caring for her as if she were his own daughter. At first, everything was chaos and fear, but little by little you can see how he growsn attached to het, and that makes the story feel really warm. The ending left me with a big smile: discovering that laughter generates more energy than screams was such a nice twist. I love the idea that joy is more powerful than fear. It'a a movie that not only entertains but also leaves you with a really warm feeling in your heart.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/29/25

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TROYS S

The story is fun with a clever 'twist' to the ending, the animators manage to inject a tremendous amount of character and personality into the CGI characters, and the choice of voice talent is perfect (I especially liked Steve Buscemi as the chameleonic villain Randall).

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/20/25

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Lars N

Monsters does perhaps not reach the peaks of other Pixar masterpieces, but it's an amazing film nonetheless. There's an absolute abundance of narrative joy, originality an thrilling action here, to scare the cynic out of anyone.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/11/25

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Emerson H.

It’s a bit slow to start, but “Monsters, Inc.” is funny and heartwarming, and has a great ending.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/09/25

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Comedy F

I can think of a way they showed this in a movie theater screen where everyone else can see it in 3D absolutely enjoyed this movie with the 2319 alert iconic joke, and had poor George Sanderson to cut all his hair off with good execution for the main scene it was one of my favorites the entire movie had a great theme to it and a ride based on it too! Monsters scared of children as well worth it to see at home

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Rohaan P

I love this movie. The intro is really good, and the relationship of Sully and Boo is really impactful.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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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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