Monsters, Inc.
A warm-hearted Pixar adventure that flips the monster-under-the-bed idea upside down, revealing that the monsters are more scared of kids than kids are of them. The humor and heart carry the film beautifully, though a handful of tense scenes and a frightening villain machine may give very young or sensitive viewers a moment's pause.
Most comfortable for ages 4 and up, with a grown-up nearby for the scary bits.
If you’d rather skip
The very first scene after the credits uses suspenseful music and a creeping monster silhouette beside a sleeping child; it quickly turns slapstick, but the build-up may startle the littlest viewers.
A monster forcefully batters down a door to attack the heroes in a loud, high-energy sequence.
The villain straps Boo to a chair and activates the scream extractor aimed at her; she is clearly frightened before Sulley arrives to save her.