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Monsters, Inc.

2001 animated film directed by Pete Docter
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Summary

Monsters, Inc. is an animated film[1]. Monsters, Inc. ranks in the top 2% of animated film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52,343 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Academy Award for Best Original Song[3], BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[4]
  • Director: Pete Docter[5], Lee Unkrich[6], David Silverman[7]
  • Screenwriter: Andrew Stanton[8], Dan Gerson[9], Rhett Reese[10], Jonathan Roberts[11]
  • Composer: Randy Newman[12]
  • Genre: buddy film[13], children's film[14], monster film[15], fantasy film[16], comedy film[17]
  • Followed by: Monsters University[18]
  • Producer: Darla K. Anderson[19], John Lasseter[20]
  • Part of the series: list of Pixar films[21], Monsters, Inc.[22]
  • Production company: Pixar[23], Walt Disney Pictures[24]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[25]
  • Commons category: Monsters, Inc.[26]
  • Review score: 96%[27], 8/10[28], 79/100[29]
  • Color: color[30]
  • Country of origin: United States[31]
  • Publication date: November 2, 2001[32], January 31, 2002[33], October 23, 2001[34], 2001[35], October 28, 2001[36]
  • Characters: James P. Sullivan[37], Mike Wazowski[38], Randall Boggs[39], Mr. Waternoose[40], Celia Mae[41], Boo[42], Yeti[43], Child Detection Agency[44], Roz[45]
  • Voice actor: John Goodman[46], Billy Crystal[47], Steve Buscemi[48], James Coburn[49], Jennifer Tilly[50], Frank Oz[51], Mary Gibbs[52], Bonnie Hunt[53], John Ratzenberger[54], Bob Peterson[55], Dan Gerson[56]
  • Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures[57], Disney+[58]
  • Significant event: première[59]
  • Narrative location: Monstropolis[60], Nepal[61]
  • Official website: https://www.pixar.com/feature-films/monsters-inc[62]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Monsters, Inc.[63]
  • Described by source: The 200 films to see before you almost grow up[64]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature[65], Academy Award for Best Original Score[66], Academy Award for Best Sound Editing[67], Annie Award for Best Animated Feature[68], Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature[69]

Why It Matters

Monsters, Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[70] Monsters, Inc. is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[71]

FAQs

What awards did Monsters, Inc. receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Original Song[3] and BAFTA's Children & Young People Award - Feature Film[4].

Related Entities

Andrew Stanton Billy Crystal Bonnie Hunt Frank Oz James Coburn John Goodman John Ratzenberger Lee Unkrich Monsters University Nepal Pete Docter Pixar Randy Newman Steve Buscemi United States Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

References

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  17. [3] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  57. [59] ↑ . seeing-stars.com. Retrieved . seeing-stars.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  58. [60] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  59. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  60. [62] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  61. [63] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  62. [64] ↑ . Q117078425. wikidata.org.
  63. [65] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  64. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  65. [67] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  66. [68] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  67. [69] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [70] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [71] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Executive producer → John Lasseter
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'br', 'ca'
    Producer → Darla K. Anderson, John Lasseter
    Ampas collections film id → W073413
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 6w ago · Gerwoman · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Decine21 film id → 2039
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  4. 8w ago · UndefinedRachel · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 9w ago · Guldstrand · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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