Monsters, Inc.

"It's nothing personal. It's just their job."

2001 1h 32m EN

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7.9

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96%

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METACRITIC

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8.1

IMDB

★7.9TMDB · 20,357🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●79Metacritic★8.1IMDB · 1,093,989

AnimationComedyFamilyFantasy

Synopsis

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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.

“It's nothing personal. It's just their job.”

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Cast

John Goodman
Sullivan (voice)
Billy Crystal
Mike (voice)
Mary Gibbs
Boo (voice)
Steve Buscemi
Randall (voice)
James Coburn
Waternoose (voice)
Jennifer Tilly
Celia (voice)
Bob Peterson
Roz (voice)
John Ratzenberger
Yeti (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Pete Docter
Writers: Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon, Ralph Eggleston
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Monsters, Inc. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

CAST

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485+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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8 / 8

CAST

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John Goodman and Billy Crystal and Mary Gibbs carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Pete Docter directs. Randy Newman scores. Jim Stewart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1$130M budget — tentpole studio territory.
2Made its money back 5.0× over at the box office.
325 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "Monsters, Inc. Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5485+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
6Original score by Randy Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Jim Stewart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8John Goodman and Billy Crystal and Mary Gibbs carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's nothing personal. It's just their job.".
10IMDB entry: tt0198781 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
1120,357 TMDB user ratings logged — serious cultural footprint.
12Classified under 29 themes, including "monster", "panic", "cheating", "kidnapping".
13Released under 33 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Original score: Randy Newman
Editing: Jim Stewart
Production design: Harley Jessup
Makeup / hair: LeighAnna Frostad
VFX supervisor: Bob Whitehill
Sound: Gary Rydstrom
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $130,000,000
Box office: $650,000,000
Return: 500% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes: 96% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 79/100
IMDB rating: 8.1/10 · 1,093,989 votes
MPAA: G

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 38 nominations total

BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Academy Award for Best Original Song

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Part of

Monsters, Inc. Collection

The Monsters, Inc. Collection is a heartwarming animated series set in a world powered by children's emotions. With imaginative storytelling, quirky characters, and vibrant visuals, it explores friendship, fear, and personal growth through the lens of lovable monsters navigating unexpected challenges.

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r96sk2020-07-17
★ 9/10
Always a pleasure to revisit this. <em>'Monsters, Inc.'</em> is one of my favourite Disney animated films. The cast and characters are what sets this above the majority of the studio's other work, with so many memorable ones involved. John Goodman (Sully) and Billy Crystal (Mike) make for an outstanding duo in the lead roles, they are truly perfect for their respective roles. Elsewhere, you have the excellent Steve Buscemi portraying Randall to terrific effect. There are also memorable roles for James Coburn (Waternoose), Jennifer Tilly (Celia) and Bob Peterson (Roz). You, of course, also have Boo (Mary Gibbs) who is simply adorable. Everything else from the plot to the animation is fantastic, too - I have no faults with this film. Funny, wholesome, entertaining and touching. I see they're creating a television series, <em>'Monsters at Work'</em>, which could be good given it will have the same cast. A must-watch!
CinemaSerf2023-12-07
★ 7/10
Talk about renewable energy! An entire city can be powered by the racket make by children when they scream... To that end an whole industry exists providing scary monsters to get the youngsters to bellow. A security breach sees their factory overrun by toddlers and boss "Waternoose" is terrified it will ruin the business. They all have to be rounded up by the pest controllers and returned home. Well, of course one "Boo" manages to avoid capture and she is soon befriended by the big wooly "Sully". His roar is terrifying, but his bark is certainly worse than his bite and together with his green cyclops pal "Mike" they have loads of fun adventures trying to keep the child safe from the hands of the nasty "Randall" and get her back to her own bed! This is a very simple story and it works really well. The animation is enjoyable to watch, the writing is quickly-paced and quite wittily observational at times and the characters - especially "Sully", are creatively personified and engaging. Luckily, the yelling brats are kept to a minimum and what we end up with is a sort of, well, love story. It has all the usual Pixar/Disney messages of loyalty and teamwork - only this is depicted with much more playfulness and we've even got a yeti with a never-ending supply of snow-cones!
Dr Nostromo2026-08-13
★ 8/10
76/100 My wife and I finally got around to watching this thoroughly enjoyable film about monsters having to scare children to use their screams as an energy source ...and one of the kids gets loose in Monster Town. Despite each of the monsters having an entirely unique and hilarious personality, the kid (nicknamed 'Boo') steals the show. Every time she's on screen, you can't help but smile. I was really impressed with the animation for 2001 and the visual gags were spot on. Incredibly inventive with some great LOL moments, this film works for everyone in the family. -- DrNostromo.com