Monsters vs Aliens

"Saving the day the monster way."

2009 1h 34m EN

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6.3

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73%

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6.4

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 5,152🍅73%Rotten Tomatoes●56Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 191,824

AnimationFamilyAdventureScience Fiction

Synopsis

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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...

“Saving the day the monster way.”

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Cast

Reese Witherspoon
Susan Murphy / Ginormica (voice)
Seth Rogen
B.O.B. (voice)
Hugh Laurie
Dr. Cockroach Ph.D. (voice)
Rainn Wilson
Gallaxhar (voice)
Will Arnett
The Missing Link (voice)
Kiefer Sutherland
General W.R. Monger (voice)
Paul Rudd
Derek Dietl (voice)
Stephen Colbert
President Hathaway (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rob Letterman
Writers: Wallace Wolodarsky, Jonathan Aibel, Rob Letterman
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Joyce Arrastia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Reese Witherspoon and Seth Rogen and Hugh Laurie carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Saving the day the monster way.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0892782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Rob Letterman directs. Henry Jackman scores. Joyce Arrastia cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1$175M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Released 17 years ago.
3Original score by Henry Jackman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Joyce Arrastia shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Reese Witherspoon and Seth Rogen and Hugh Laurie carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Saving the day the monster way.".
7IMDB entry: tt0892782 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 9 themes, including "monster", "villain", "alien", "giant robot".
9Released under 17 different titles around the world.