Monster House
2006 · Movie · PG · 91 min · ★ 6.7 · 72% critics
When three teens notice their neighboring home behaving like it wants to harm them, they decide to investigate instead of backing down. What starts as eerie suspicion turns into a tense fight for survival as the house reveals frightening secrets and doesn’t play by the rules.
Also known as La Maison Monstre
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Details
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-06-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 91 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 72/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (4,330 votes)
- Box office
- $140,175,006
- Budget
- $75,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this Halloween-leaning comedy-horror if you like spooky, adventurous mysteries with a humorous edge; Not for you if you dislike uncanny animation or need a fully logical plot, similar to Orion and the Dark.
Pros: spooky fun; kid-friendly horror; memorable characters | Cons: mixed pacing; some awkward dialogue; adult characters criticized
Themes
- mission
- monster
- halloween
- haunted house
- neighbor
- curious
- motion capture
- kids
- creepy house
- admiring
Awards & recognition
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award — Best Animated Film
- Academy Award — Best Animated Feature · 2007 · nominated
- Annie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2006 · nominated
- Critics' Choice Movie Award — Best Animated Feature · 2006 · nominated
Cast & crew
Mitchel Musso
as DJ (voice)
Sam Lerner
as Chowder (voice)
Spencer Locke
as Jenny (voice)
Steve Buscemi
as Nebbercracker (voice)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
as Zee (voice)
Kevin James
as Officer Landers (voice)
Nick Cannon
as Officer Lister (voice)
Jon Heder
as Reginald "Skull" Skulinski (voice)
Jason Lee
as Bones (voice)
Catherine O'Hara
as Mom (voice)
Directed by Gil Kenan