Abstract: A method for producing a molded article of a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin, which includes supplying a melt mass of a thermoplastic resin which is reinforced with fibers dispersed therein and having an average fiber length of not shorter than 1 mm and not longer than 50 mm as a reinforcing material in an unclosed mold in which a film or sheet made of a thermoplastic resin having adhesiveness to a thermoplastic resin is optionally placed, closing the mold and pressurizing and cooling it to obtain a molded article.