What is the iRankMovies score for Monsters, Inc.?

Name: Monsters, Inc.
Director: Pete Docter
Genre: animation, comedy, family, fantasy
Released: 2001
Duration: 1 h 32 min
Rating: 8.1

Monsters, Inc. has an iRankMovies score of 84.3/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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

Release:2001

Runtime:1h 32m

Country:United States

Director:Pete Docter

Language:English

Genre

AnimationComedyFamily

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Keywords

monsterPanicCheatingKidnappingDoorInfantvillainPortal

iRank84

Monsters, Inc. rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.1/10· 1.1M votes

Rotten Tomatoes96%

Metacritic79%

TMDb7.849/10· 20K votes

With 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.1/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Monsters, Inc.

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.

Cast of Monsters, Inc.

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)

Monsters, Inc. facts

Budget: $115M
Box office: $579.7M
Collection: Monsters, Inc. Collection

Our take on Monsters, Inc.

Pete Docter's 2001 Pixar comedy imagines Monstropolis, a city powered by the screams of children, where the lovable Sulley and his wisecracking partner Mike Wazowski are the top scare team at the Monsters, Inc. factory. When a small girl named Boo wanders through a closet door into their world, the monsters are the ones left terrified, and the duo must hide her and get her home. Blending animation, comedy, family adventure and fantasy, it pairs inventive world-building with genuine warmth and plenty of gags for grown-ups. Its heart lies in an unlikely friendship and gentle reversals of what scares whom. Ideal family viewing that rewards younger and older audiences alike.

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