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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E K.

@RT96029147 May 24

Good old Pixar film that never gets old as you watch it over and over again.

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Matteo Q

@Matteo59 Apr 28

Un film esilarante la pixar al suo meglio

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Rocco S

@Rocstar Apr 25

Pixar made another banger movie I love monsters inc so much I love the monsters city the scare floor and so on and the animation is pretty good this movie does have the best duo of Pixar Mike and sully are funny and fun boo is also cute and randall is a great villain overall this movie is another classic 5/5

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Ben W

@Username618 Apr 25

So I want to do the Mikado with the eyeball 'a wandering minstrel eye'. Just for that. This, didn't have it, excuse me.

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Brandon C.

@brandn459 Apr 18

Great movie good choice if you can't find nothing to watch this is another idea good movie yes

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Lyle Zildjian G

@Northsack85 Mar 20

This movie is an absolutely masterpiece film, and I really loved this and this is my favourite Pixar movie of all time since I watched this as a kid before, and this is so emotional to me

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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)