12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
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Lewis MacDougall
Conor
Sigourney Weaver
Grandma
Felicity Jones
Mum
Toby Kebbell
Dad
Ben Moor
Mr. Clark
James Melville
Harry
Oliver Steer
Sully
Dominic Boyle
Anton
Jennifer Lim
Miss Kwan
Max Gabbay
Steven
Director
J. A. Bayona
Screenplay
Patrick Ness
Tagline
"Stories are wild creatures."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$43,000,000
Revenue
$47,309,313
Production
River Road Entertainment, Participant, Apaches Films, La Trini, A Monster Calls, Telecinco Cinema
Reno
September 4, 2017
**An alternate way to confront the reality.** Based on the British novel, made by a well known Spanish director. This film might remind you the titles like 'Finding Neverland', 'Where the Wild Things Are', 'Neverwas' et cetera, but still it is unique. Particularly for the message it carried out. Many lines were awesome, inspiring for those whose world are crumbling down. Emotional, as well as o...
badelf
August 14, 2022
This is a very enjoyable tale. It's targeted to younger viewers, and therefore the characters are not at all complex. In spite of that shortcoming from an adult's POV, the overall effect is wonderful and emotional. Definitely worth the time.
Filipe Manuel Neto
November 28, 2022
**It's not a hateful or forgettable movie, but it's far from being lively or happy.** Despite its weaknesses, I confess I liked this film, and that maybe comes from the fact that it touched me personally. Being a film that is so focused on the pain of losing someone dear, on how a person faces situations of suffering and manages to digest it, it was a film that cost me a little to watch because...
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