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Monsters, Inc. (2001)

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Monsters, Inc.
G
Animation
Adventure
Comedy

In order to power the city, monsters have to scare children so that they scream. However, the children are toxic to the monsters, and after a child gets through, two monsters realize things may not be what they think.

Release Date
November 23, 2001
Director
Pete Docter , David Silverman , Lee Unkrich
Cast
Billy Crystal , John Goodman , Mary Gibbs , Steve Buscemi , James Coburn , Jennifer Tilly
Runtime
92 minutes
Writers
Pete Docter , Jill Culton , Jeff Pidgeon , Ralph Eggleston , Andrew Stanton , Daniel Gerson

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