Set on Halloween, the script is original and nicely creepy, even when the boys are joined by a redhead named Jenny.
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09/23/06
Monster House (2006)
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Reviews Counted:155
Fresh:114
Rotten:41
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Monster House welcoms kids and adults alike into a household full of smart, monstrous fun.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Childrens
US Box Office: $73,661,010
Synopsis: MONSTER HOUSE is a feat of blockbusting filmmaking--a visually stunning, witty tale that is sure to stimulate children and their parents. The film focuses on an anthropomorphic mansion, a haunted... [More]
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Nick Cannon, Jon Heder
Director: Gil Kenan
Reviews for Monster House
Top CriticA rich, layered and often funny script, with some decent scares, as well as some knowing, hip scenes that satisfy with their edgy moments and lines.
09/02/06
Top CriticThis Roald Dahl-esque tale and cornball fantasy never quite jell into a satisfying movie experience. The move feels frustratingly disjointed like that lumbering, disintegrating house storming down the street.
06/29/06
Seems less a joyous return to innocence and more like the nightmares we have while contemplating the real-estate market.
07/20/06
Monster House may look like the sort of movie that is more or less safe for little kids, but the humour gets a little crude in places.
08/31/06
Monster House tries to straddle the line between childhood and puberty to little effect; it's adult enough to hint at consequence, but not enough to follow through.
07/21/06
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07/22/06
Top Criticn the pantheon of CGI films, it’s one of the most adult-orientated animations yet. I don’t need to tell you that the kids in the screening were enamoured from start to finish.
08/10/06
Top CriticOne of the spooky archetypes of childhood imagination the dark, mysterious house across the street is literally brought to life in this marvelously creepy animated feature.
07/20/06
Top CriticDon't let this one pass you by on the big-screen. It's movie magic. The kind many of us thought died many summers ago.
07/23/06
Monster House, a frankly horrific and full-tilt hilarious family yarn about a man-snacking mansion. It's engineered to scare your pants off, split your sides and squeeze your tear ducts into submission.
07/21/06
The camera angles are dynamic, the dialogue wry, the story crackerjack, and the direction keeps everything moving along at just the right pace
07/14/06
In a lovely neighbourhood there is a very old and dilapidated house that eats anything that lands on its property.
08/02/06
Monster House is an eyesore.
07/20/06
Top Criticowes more to Tim Burton than to the traditional Disney-style animated summer family movies
07/22/06
This doesn't have a clear target audience in mind.
07/28/06
A haunted house that's alive, uproots itself, and storms down the street on a rampage seems a bit over-stimulating for young children.
07/23/06
Monster House is the most pleasant surprise of the year and will undoubtedly wind up on a certain list of mine at the end of the year.
07/21/06
(Monster House)...is a Goonies to get lost in, an amiable adventure yarn that has action and atmosphere to burn.
08/02/06
Most viewers will see this computer-animated movie on a conventional 2D screen. That's too bad, because, given the range of motion-capture effects and camera moves, the film was made for 3D.
07/20/06
Latest News for Monster House
September 18, 2008:
Kenan and Zemeckis Reunite for Airman 
Director Gil Kenan and producer Robert Zemeckis, the duo that brought you "Monster House," have announced plans to film an adaptation of "Artemis Fowl" author Eoin Colfer's book... More...
July 31, 2007:
Sony Planning Three More Motion Capture Flicks
You know that fancy "motion capture animation" technique that's been employed in The Polar Express, Monster House, and the upcoming Beowulf? Looks like Sony Imageworks is... More...
July 26, 2007:
Box Office Guru Preview: Mmmmmmmmmmm Box Office Feast!
Bart, Lisa, and the whole gang from Springfield will charge into multiplexes across North America and much of the world this weekend in the highly anticipated animated comedy... More...
February 09, 2007:
Zemeckis & Lasseter to Deliver CG "John Carter of Mars"?
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