Monsters vs Aliens
Seen it?2009 | 94 min | Animation, Family, Adventure, Science Fiction
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It was a solid box office hit and it's still drawing plenty of interest, though it had a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, adventure fans and families. If you loved Transformers One, start here.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 34 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much: an easy pick for most people.
When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
73% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
2 wins and 7 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$382 million worldwide on a $175 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 311K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon
- Reese WitherspoonSusan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
- Seth RogenB.O.B. (voice)
- Hugh LaurieDr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
- Rainn WilsonGallaxhar (voice)
- Will ArnettThe Missing Link (voice)
- Kiefer SutherlandGeneral W.R. Monger (voice)
- Paul RuddDerek Dietl (voice)
- Stephen ColbertPresident Hathaway (voice)
- Julie WhiteWendy Murphy (voice)
- Jeffrey TamborCarl Murphy (voice)