Monsters, Inc.
It's nothing personal. It's just their job.
, 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
- Signature
- Craft · Wonder · Humour
- Worldwide
- $580M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Monsters, Inc. actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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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.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Monsters, Inc. appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Best Comedies Ranked #18
Placed at #18 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Comedy Movies Ranked #19
Placed at #19 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Fantasy Movies Ranked #21
Placed at #21 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Animation Movies Ranked #24
Placed at #24 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Family Movies Ranked #26
Placed at #26 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #119
Placed at #119 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
2 wins · 5 nominations
Academy Awards
1 win · 3 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best Animated Feature
BAFTA Awards
1 win
- WinnerBAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film
Critics' Choice Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerCritics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature
Annie Awards
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerAnnie Award for Best Animated Feature
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Monsters, Inc. returned 579700000.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $1
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $580M
- Release date
- Nov 1, 2001
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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