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Monsters, Inc. 2001

Directed by Pete Docter · 92 mins · 1,890 views

4.4 Letterboxd 4.08(2,530,583)
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Synopsis

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.

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Reviews (15)

  1. J
    john 8 月 24, 2026

    “get that gator, mama! get him!”

    2,645 1
  2. T
    Tentin Quarantino ☭ 8 月 24, 2026

    Probably the most creative movie I’ve ever seen. A masterpiece.

    2,179 5
  3. K
    Karsten 8 月 24, 2026

    door city over here

    7,877
  4. S
    Syaoran 8 月 24, 2026

    Boo? Kitty! With the exception of the Toy Story franchise, I believe this has the best ending scene out of all the Pixar films. So gentle and heartwarming.

    3,745 7
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    👽hayley👽 8 月 24, 2026

    the monsters inc warehouse closet door chase scene > the inception hotel corridor fight scene

    5,186 19
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    wobbleup 8 月 24, 2026

    nothing but respect for my gay dads sulley and mike wazowaski

    2,595 7
  7. F
    fran hoepfner 8 月 24, 2026

    iconic door sequence that is, for some reason, still not a roller coaster at a Disney park

    3,244 1
  8. L
    liam f 8 月 24, 2026

    there’s no way that Pete Docter doesn’t flex that this film was his directorial debut on a daily basis

    1,509 3
  9. S
    stephanie ✨ 8 月 24, 2026

    i love my two dads: james p. sullivan and mike wazowski

    4,042 4
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    Jack Moulton 8 月 24, 2026

    Too unrealistic. There’s no way a CEO would be so swiftly arrested for corruption. It’s a complete fantasy.

    5,739 3
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    Nicholas Lindaman 8 月 24, 2026

    The abominable snowman had to have gotten banished because he liked making pee snow-cones and passed them off as being lemon flavored

    2,048 8
  12. B
    bel 8 月 24, 2026

    mike: i remember the first time i laid eye on you me everytime i watch: wow that was a good line, clever

    6,390 7
  13. D
    Dr Nostromo 8 月 13, 2026

    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

  14. C
    CinemaSerf 12 月 7, 2023

    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!

  15. R
    r96sk 7 月 17, 2020

    Always a pleasure to revisit this. ‘Monsters, Inc.’ 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, ‘Monsters at Work’, which could be good given it will have the same cast.

    A must-watch!

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J John Goodman Sullivan (voice)
B Billy Crystal Mike (voice)
M Mary Gibbs Boo (voice)
S Steve Buscemi Randall (voice)
J James Coburn Waternoose (voice)
J Jennifer Tilly Celia (voice)
B Bob Peterson Roz (voice)
J John Ratzenberger Yeti (voice)
F Frank Oz Jeff Fungus (voice)
D Daniel Gerson Needleman / Smitty (voice)
S Steve Susskind Floor Manager (voice)
B Bonnie Hunt Flint (voice)
J Jeff Pidgeon Bile (voice)
S Samuel Lord Black George (voice)
J Jack Angel Additional Voices (voice)
B Bob Bergen Additional Voices (voice)
R Rodger Bumpass Additional Voices (voice)
G Gino Conforti Additional Voices (voice)
J Jennifer Darling Additional Voices (voice)
P Patti Deutsch Additional Voices (voice)
Director Pete Docter
Writer Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Producer Darla K. Anderson, Karen Dufilho-Rosen, Kori Rae
Executive Producer John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton
Editor Jim Stewart, Robert Grahamjones
Original Music Randy Newman, Andrew Page
Sound Gary Rydstrom, Shannon Mills, Doc Kane, Michael Silvers, Jana Vance, Brenda Heins, Brian Magerkurth, Lindakay Brown, Stephen Kearney, Karen G. Wilson, Derek Casari, Gary Summers, Tom Myers, Dennie Thorpe, Tony Eckert
Art Direction Dominique Louis, Tia W. Kratter
Casting Mary Hidalgo, Ruth Lambert, Matthew Jon Beck
Synopsis
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.
Director
Pete Docter
Writer
Andrew Stanton, Daniel Gerson
Studio
Pixar
Country
USA
Language
English
Year
2001
Runtime
92 mins

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