Monsters, Inc.
Film200192 min

Monsters, Inc.

Taste attributes: animationcomedyfamilymonster/alien/supernaturalanimalsadventurefastwholesomelightimaginarylinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

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"We Scare Because We Care."

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life animated family film that is wholesome, light and pacy. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Balanced originality, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Wholesomeness: Wholesome, where this profile leans unsavoury
  • Weightiness: Light / accessible, where this profile leans weighty / heavy

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Synopsis

James Sullivan and Mike Wazowski are monsters, they earn their living scaring children and are the best in the business... even though they're more afraid of the children than they are of them. When a child accidentally enters their world, James and Mike suddenly find that kids are not to be afraid of and they uncover a conspiracy that could threaten all children across the world.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunlikely connections

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

John GoodmanBilly CrystalMary GibbsSteve BuscemiJames Coburn

Details

Genre
Animation
Year
2001
Runtime
92 min
Status
Released
Studio
Pixar
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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