Monsters University

NZ release: 20 June 2013

Rated on: 20 June 2013

Monsters University

What’s it about?

We go back to where the incredible partnership of Mike Wazowski and Sully began – during their days at Monsters University.

The facts

  • Directed by Dan Scanlon (Soul, Onward)
  • English language
  • Runtime: 103 minutes
  • Monsters University is the prequel to Monsters, Inc.
  • Staring Billy Crystal, John Goodman, and Helen Mirren

Why did it get this rating?

This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Horror

The monsters look scary. Some have sharp claws, teeth, horns, and multiple heads. One of them has a centipede-like design with wings.

Two characters work together to scare humans. They employ tactics that create a tense and uneasy atmosphere for the adults. One scene ends with one of them letting off a loud and terrifying roar.

Monsters sneak into children’s bedrooms and try to scare them. Although we don’t often see it, we do hear their screams. In one scene, monsters compete to scare a child, but the child is later revealed to be a test doll.

Violence

Characters sometimes slap and bite each other. They also sometimes throw objects at one another or get hurt by objects. These actions are often done to be funny.

Content that may disturb

Characters run across a tunnel filled with toxic spiky mines. Any body part that touches it instantly and painfully swells up. We see most of them swelled up and limp painfully to the finish line. This is shown comedically.

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