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A Monster Calls
A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016 108 min ★ 7.3 Fantasy, Adventure, Family

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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Cast

Lewis MacDougall

Lewis MacDougall

Conor

Sigourney Weaver

Sigourney Weaver

Grandma

Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones

Mum

Toby Kebbell

Toby Kebbell

Dad

Ben Moor

Ben Moor

Mr. Clark

James Melville

James Melville

Harry

Oliver Steer

Sully

Dominic Boyle

Dominic Boyle

Anton

Jennifer Lim

Jennifer Lim

Miss Kwan

Max Gabbay

Steven

Details

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

Reviews

R

Reno

September 4, 2017

★ 7/10

**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...

B

badelf

August 14, 2022

★ 7/10

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.

F

Filipe Manuel Neto

November 28, 2022

★ 4/10

**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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