Monsters, Inc.
2001 | 92 min | Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (7.9/10), people are still talking about it, it earned strong reviews (96%) and it won an Oscar. Make plans for this one.
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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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 79 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
7.9/10 from 20K viewers
- AwardsStrong
2 wins, 5 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Original Song; won BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$650 million worldwide on a $130 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
803K Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
Disney PlusRent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Trailer
Cast & crew
Directed by Pete Docter
- John GoodmanSullivan (voice)
- Billy CrystalMike (voice)
- Mary GibbsBoo (voice)
- Steve BuscemiRandall (voice)
- James CoburnWaternoose (voice)
- Jennifer TillyCelia (voice)
- Bob PetersonRoz (voice)
- John RatzenbergerYeti (voice)
- Frank OzJeff Fungus (voice)
- Daniel GersonNeedleman / Smitty (voice)