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View Monsters, Inc. film page
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Spoiler-free premise

Monsters Sulley and Mike accidentally bring human child Boo into Monstropolis, where children's screams power the city.

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Top scarer James P. Sullivan and assistant Mike Wazowski work at Monsters, Incorporated, harvesting children's screams through closet doors. When toddler Boo follows Sulley into Monstropolis, the partners must hide her from management and rival Randall Boggs.

Why it belongs

In Monsters, Inc., Pixar reimagines closet fear as workplace comedy, then gives Sulley and Boo's bond enough warmth to rethink the whole energy system.

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Door warehouses, scream canisters, fur animation, factory routines, distinct monster movement, and Randy Newman's score make the premise mechanically legible—John Goodman and Mary Gibbs create tenderness through voice and reactive behavior.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards1 win2002 · official ceremony record ↗

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No headline-category win to name

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 250201AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness8.0
Engagement8.4
Ease8.3

English · G
Animated Feature
Mood: Funny & Lively