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Summary
Monsters under the bed are scary enough, but what happens when an entire house is out to get you? Three teens aim to find out when they go up against a decrepit neighboring home and unlock its frightening secrets.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 72Audiences 68GoodWatch 70
Tomatometer75%
Metascore68
User score7.2
Letterboxd · 877 K ratings3.5/5
IMDb6.7
Audience score64%
Box office
1.9×its budget
- Budget
- $75 M
- Worldwide
- $140 M
Worldwide it earned $65 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 31 min
A typical length for animated movies
typical 8991Half of all animated movies run 80–99 min.
Reach
Streams in 79 countries, rent or buy in 43 more
+69Released
2006
June 30, 2006
20 years ago
Genres
AnimationComedyFamilyFantasyHorrorLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Academy Awards2007
- Animated Feature Film2007Nominated
Critics' Choice Awards2006
- Best Animated Feature2006Nominated
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence and disturbing imagery, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 33 more43 people
- Mitchel MussoDJ (voice)
- Sam LernerChowder (voice)
- Spencer LockeJenny (voice)
- Steve BuscemiNebbercracker (voice)
- Maggie GyllenhaalZee (voice)
- Kevin JamesOfficer Landers (voice)
- Nick CannonOfficer Lister (voice)
- Jon HederReginald "Skull" Skulinski (voice)
Jason LeeBones (voice)
Catherine O'HaraMom (voice)
Fred WillardDad (voice)
Kathleen TurnerConstance (voice)
Ryan WhitneyLittle Girl (voice)
Woody SchultzParamedic #1 (voice)- IMIan McConnelParamedic #2 (voice)
Erik WalkerBully #1 (voice)
Matthew FaheyBully #2 (voice)- MNMarissa N. BlanchardBackground Voices
- MCMiles ClarkBackground Voices
Harrison FahnBackground Voices
Bridget HoffmanBackground Voices- EOEmanuel OrlandoBackground Voices
Justin ShenkarowBackground Voices
Corbett TuckBackground Voices
Directing · 5
- Gil Kenan Director
- Allen Foster Layout
- Harald Kraut Layout
- Jason McDade Layout
- Josh LaBrot Layout
Writing · 3
- Dan Harmon Screenplay, Story
- Rob Schrab Screenplay, Story
- Pamela Pettler Screenplay
Production · 13
- Steven Spielberg Executive Producer
- Robert Zemeckis Executive Producer
- Jason Clark Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
- Steve Starkey Producer
- Jack Rapke Producer
- Victoria Burrows Casting
Camera · 8
- Xavier Grobet Director of Photography
- Marc Lulkin Camera Operator
- Kirby Washington Camera Operator
- Michael Ferris Camera Operator
- Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano Camera Operator
- Chris Wagganer Camera Operator
Editing · 2
- Fabienne Rawley Editor
- Adam P. Scott Editor
Sound · 5
- Douglas Pipes Original Music Composer
- Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Designer
- Dennis Leonard Supervising Sound Editor
- Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Armen Ksajikian Musician
Art · 8
- Ed Verreaux Production Design
- Chris Appelhans Conceptual Design
- Josh Viers Graphic Designer
- John Dillon Art Department Manager
- Greg Papalia Art Direction
- Kate J. Sullivan Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Ruth Myers Costume Design
- Sandra Bojin-Sedlik Costume Design
- Laura Neeff Costume Design
- Michèle Burke Makeup Artist
- Roxane Griffin Hair Setup
- Mark Landon Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 33
- Marc Vulcano Animation
- Dan Heder Animation
- Jay Jackson Animation
- Jamaal Bradley Animation
- Keith Kellogg Animation
- Bill Haller Animation
Lighting · 3
- Justin Hammond Lighting Artist
- Michael Alkan Lighting Technician
- Matthew Adams Lighting Technician
Other crew · 14
- Pat Romano Stunt Coordinator
- Misty Rosas Stunts
- Michael Lantieri Special Effects
- Theo Bialek CG Supervisor
- Trinh Tran Post Production Assistant
- Kevin Wang Technical Supervisor
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