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Monster House (2006)

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Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 157
Fresh: 116 | Rotten: 41

Monster House welcoms kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.

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Average Rating: 6.4/10
Critic Reviews: 36
Fresh: 25 | Rotten: 11

Monster House welcoms kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.

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Average Rating: 3.2/5
User Ratings: 175,198

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Movie Info

A suburban home has become physically animated by a vengeful human soul looking to stir up trouble from beyond the grave, and it's up to three adventurous kids from the neighborhood to do battle with the structural golem in this comically frightful tale, directed by Gil Kenan and featuring the voices of Steve Buscemi, Nick Cannon, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Kevin James. DJ Harvard (voice of Mitchel Musso) lives directly across the street from a most unusual house. A malevolent entity that longs to

Oct 24, 2006

$73.7M

Sony Pictures Releasing

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All Critics (161) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (123) | Rotten (42) | DVD (25)

Monster House benefits from strong graphic design and lovely lighting, but the script is nothing to write home about.

July 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | Comment
Wall Street Journal
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Until this animated horrorfest turns shrill, debuting director Gil Kenan delivers enough visual goods to justify the faith of producers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis.

July 21, 2006 Comment
Rolling Stone
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The storytelling skill in Monster House isn't always up to its visuals. But as a roller-coaster summer entertainment, it's a heck of a lot more fun than Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, not to mention a full hour shorter.

July 21, 2006 Comment
New York Post
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The difference between Monster House and most other animated movies is a little thing called story. It actually has one, and doesn't just trot out cheeky characters spewing gratuitous pop-culture references.

July 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Associated Press | Comment
Associated Press
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It's part story and part spectacle, with the two halves being nicely balanced to offer something for just about everyone.

July 21, 2006 Full Review Source: ReelViews | Comment
ReelViews
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This Monster House is a real fun house. It's a 3-D animated kids' film built on classic gothic horror lines, a jokey, spooky Goonies for the new millennium.

July 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | Comment
Orlando Sentinel
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Frightful fun for tweens and up.

January 1, 2011 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comment
Common Sense Media

"Monster House" may well be the first mainstream animated exploitation movie.

April 22, 2009 Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | Comment
ColeSmithey.com

A good laugh and technologically fascinating.

September 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment

[Has] its moments of both scares and laughs.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | Comment
Sacramento News & Review

It's too dark for the kiddies, while not having enough of an adult flavor to reach an older audience.

January 4, 2008 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

The most troubling element of the film is its conclusion ... which comes to rather alarming conclusions about how to deal with a resentful social outcast.

September 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Christianity Today | Comment

Delivers the freaky/funny goods for audiences of all ages.

August 26, 2007 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | Comment
TheMovieReport.com

Es realmente ingeniosa la manera cómo se logra extraer una aventura emocionante sin salir del micro mundo de un barrio, de una calle, de una vivienda y de unos pocos personajes.

June 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | Comment
Uruguay Total

A plodding and unimaginative screenplay.

February 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

A cleverly conceived, kid-friendly horror flick with a lot going for it, mixing clever asides in a thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride on the way to a finale with a satisfying send-off.

February 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Upstage Magazine | Comment
Upstage Magazine

A cleverly conceived, kid-friendly horror flick with a lot going for it, mixing clever asides in a thrill-a-minute roller coaster ride on the way to a finale with a satisfying send-off.

February 6, 2007 Full Review Source: EURWeb | Comment
EURWeb

Monster House doesn't give specifics about when it takes place, but I swear it must be the '80's.

December 3, 2006 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Window to the Movies
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Audience Reviews for Monster House

Weak...

January 28, 2012
Lucas Martins

Super Reviewer

Monster House is a terrific animated comedy horror film that is perfect for the Halloween season. Monster House has gotten tremendous flack for being too frightening for children, and in a way, I can see why. However I think there are enough things to enjoy about this film that will appeal for the entire family, no

October 30, 2011
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Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski

Super Reviewer

    1. Chowder: [pretending to speak on phone when Jenny enters the room] Well kiss my hairy butt dad! Hey DJ, you got any beer?
    – Submitted by Sean L (3 months ago)

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