It's nothing personal. It's just their job.
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.
Monsters, Inc. (2001) is a animation, comedy, family and fantasy film directed by Pete Docter, released on November 1, 2001 with a runtime of 1h 32m. It stars John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs and Steve Buscemi. Viewers rate it 7.9 out of 10 across 20,209 ratings.
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John Goodman
as Sullivan (voice)
Billy Crystal
as Mike (voice)
Mary Gibbs
as Boo (voice)
Steve Buscemi
as Randall (voice)
James Coburn
as Waternoose (voice)
Jennifer Tilly
as Celia (voice)
Bob Peterson
as Roz (voice)
John Ratzenberger
as Yeti (voice)
Frank Oz
as Jeff Fungus (voice)
Daniel Gerson
as Needleman / Smitty (voice)
Steve Susskind
as Floor Manager (voice)
Bonnie Hunt
as Flint (voice)
Directed by Pete Docter, written by Jill Culton, Jeff Pidgeon and Ralph Eggleston, produced by Darla K. Anderson.
Average viewer score of 7.9/10 from 20,209 ratings.
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…
Reviewed on July 17, 2020
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…
Reviewed on December 7, 2023
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…
Reviewed on August 13, 2026
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Monsters, Inc. (2001) is available to stream on Disney Plus, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Monsters, Inc. (2001) includes John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs, Steve Buscemi and James Coburn. The film was directed by Pete Docter. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Monsters, Inc. was released on November 1, 2001 and runs for 1h 32m.
Monsters, Inc. (2001) holds an average rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 20,209 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy animation, comedy and family films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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