Monsters University

G

Released Jun 21, 2013

1 hr. 42 min.

Kids & Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Adventure

Animation

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Ever since he was a kid monster, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has dreamed of becoming a Scarer. To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Monsters University. During his first semester, he meets Sulley (John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. Sulley and Mike engage in a fierce rivalry that ultimately gets them both kicked out of MU's elite Scare Program. To make things right, Mike and Sulley -- along with a bunch of misfit monsters -- will have to learn to work together.

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Critics Consensus

Offering Monsters, Inc. fans a return visit with beloved characters, Monsters University delivers funny and thoughtful family entertainment for viewers of any age.

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Ryland C

Better than the first movie because of the universe expansion! The new characters are great, and the idea of a monster college is a great idea! I just love how there’s a certain science to scaring and how’s monsters can be scary in their own special way. That’s really creative and clever!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Jowell T

it was a fine movie

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Vabian G

An Okay Prequel To Monsters, Inc.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/24

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Eduardo C

By no means I was especting such a waste of a caracter as the director, all along the movie, she come across as someone that is in development process, awaiting for conveing her real character (and the porpouse of the film, pershap as a wishful thinking). The treatment of the world is in the best case, in the surface level, that, unfortunaly, is deeply coherent with the complexity of the plot, which was mosly supported in memorabe characters, (for the other movie, clearly), who here were seen reduced into basic, simple, and zero-appealing versions. The movie may be worthly for a while, and no wonder that the experience even reach to be fun, but, at the very least, is interesting imagine, what would be this film, without the natural conection with the glory of the original.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/28/24

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Jorge H

Best Pixar movie i've ever seen!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/24

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Idan Charles L

Why not as good as the classic, it's still wonderful seeing the monsters back

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/01/24

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Dan Scanlon

Director

Billy Crystal

Mike Wazowski

John Goodman

Sulley

Steve Buscemi

Randy Boggs

Helen Mirren

Dean Hardscrabble

Peter Sohn

Scott "Squishy" Squibbles

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Christy Lemire

ChristyLemire.com

It is essentially Revenge of the Nerds, with fur. And scales. And whatever gooey, gelatinous substance comprises the outer coating of various other oddball creatures in this crazy parallel world.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 8, 2013

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Wesley Morris

Grantland

Studios don't often seem to be thinking about the ideal moviegoer, just about the maximum number of moviegoers ... Pixar is no different in that regard, but even in this relatively fallow period ... it's never stopped thinking the most of us.

Rated: A-

Jul 26, 2013

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Charlotte O'Sullivan

London Evening Standard

So many movies, these days, are about nerds and their market value. Dan Scanlon's prequel is the newest, but already feels old.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 12, 2013

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Cory Woodroof

For the Win (USA Today)

A criminally underrated prequel that was better than it had any right to be, Monsters University is far more than a stellar college comedy with monsters learning how to scare humans.

Mar 1, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Although not wholly original or as monumental as some of Pixar’s other work, it’s a film that embraces the studio’s drive for timeless, universally appealing animation.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 2, 2022

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Lacks the substantial level of unbridled creativity and emotional punch found in its predecessor.

Rated: 8/10

Dec 3, 2020

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Synopsis

Ever since he was a kid monster, Mike Wazowski (Billy Crystal) has dreamed of becoming a Scarer. To make his dream a reality, he enrolls at Monsters University. During his first semester, he meets Sulley (John Goodman), a natural-born Scarer. Sulley and Mike engage in a fierce rivalry that ultimately gets them both kicked out of MU's elite Scare Program. To make things right, Mike and Sulley -- along with a bunch of misfit monsters -- will have to learn to work together.

Director: Dan Scanlon
Executive Producer: John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
Screenwriter: Daniel Gerson, Robert L. Baird, Dan Scanlon
Distributor: Walt Disney
Production Co: Pixar Animation Studios
Rating: G
Genre: Kids & Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 13, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $268.5M
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, SDDS, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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