Monsters vs. Aliens

"When aliens attack, monsters fight back."

Mar 27 2009 PG 1h 34m
Action, Adventure, Animation

When Susan Murphy is unwittingly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk on her wedding day, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches. The military jumps into action and captures Susan, secreting her away to a covert government compound. She is renamed Ginormica and placed in confinement with a ragtag group of Monsters...

Plot

When a meteorite from outer space hits a young California woman named Susan Murphy (Reese Witherspoon) and turns her into a giant monster, she is taken to a secret government compound where she meets a ragtag group of monsters also rounded up over the years. As a last resort, under the guidance of General W.R. Monger (Kiefer Sutherland), on a desperate order from President Hathaway (Stephen Colbert), the motley crew of Monsters is called into action to combat the aliens and save the world from imminent destruction.

Written by

Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Rob Letterman

Directed by

Rob Letterman, Conrad Vernon

Cast

Reese Witherspoon, Rainn Wilson, Stephen Colbert

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

DreamWorks Animation

Languages

English

Awards

3 wins & 10 nominations total

Trailers
Monsters vs. Aliens Trailer (HD)
Monsters vs. Aliens (2009) Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
181,488
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
56
Popularity
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