What 2013 film is a prequel to Monsters, Inc.?

The 2013 film that is a prequel to Monsters, Inc. is Monsters University.

The Pixar animated comedy travels back to the college years of James P. Sullivan and Mike Wazowski. Before they become close friends and coworkers, they meet as students at Monsters University and initially clash over their very different approaches to scaring. Mike is academically focused and determined to prove himself, while Sulley relies heavily on natural talent and family reputation.

The story centers on the university’s Scare Games, a competition that forces the rivals to cooperate with a team of misfit students. Their experience reveals that becoming a successful scarer is not simply a matter of passing classes or looking frightening.

Monsters University was directed by Dan Scanlon and released in the United States on June 21, 2013. It is a prequel rather than a sequel because its events occur before the factory adventure in Monsters, Inc. (2001). Monsters at Work is different: it is a television continuation set after the original film.