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Monsters, Inc.

Name: Monsters, Inc.
Director: Pete Docter
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 2001
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 89

Pete Docter · 2001 · 92m · Animation, Comedy, Family

Lovable Sulley and his wisecracking sidekick Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the scream-processing factory in Monstropolis. When a little girl named Boo wanders into their world, it's the monsters who are scared silly, and it's up to Sulley and Mike to keep her out of sight and get her back home.

89%

Critics

89%

Audience

Watch If

you want the movie that made monster films legitimate and Spielberg's first masterwork

Skip If

you need your thriller to be subtle

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ScorecardThe Multi-Axis Verdict

Worth Your Time

10/10

Fun Factor

10/10

Originality

9/10

Visual Craft

9/10

Pretension Index

2/10

Rewatchability

10/10

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CastThe Players

as Sullivan (voice)

John Goodman

as Mike (voice)

Billy Crystal

as Boo (voice)

Mary Gibbs

as Randall (voice)

Steve Buscemi

as Waternoose (voice)

James Coburn

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