Love and Monsters

2020 109 min ★ 7.3 Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.

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Cast

Dylan O'Brien

Joel

Jessica Henwick

Aimee

Michael Rooker

Clyde

Dan Ewing

Cap

Ariana Greenblatt

Minnow

Ellen Hollman

Dana

Tre Hale

Rocko

Pacharo Mzembe

Ray

Senie Priti

Karen

Amali Golden

Ava

Details

Director

Michael Matthews

Screenplay

Matthew Robinson

Tagline

"An apocalyptic love story."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$1,122,066

Production

21 Laps Entertainment, Paramount Pictures

Reviews

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ZeBlah

November 6, 2020

★ 7/10

Harmless, ok for families.

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Repo Jack

November 6, 2020

★ 7/10

"Love and Monsters" starts off as a teen romance interrupted by the apocalypse, but thankfully becomes much more than that and ultimately very entertaining. There is a welcome trend recently in apocalyptic movies (possibly due to the ongoing pandemic) of finding originality vs. defaulting to a zombie plague. Former "Teen Wolf" and "The Maze Runner" star Dylan O'Brien is an affably geeky gu...

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SWITCH.

April 11, 2021

★ 7/10

Yet another victim of the pandemic-mandated cinema-to-VOD shuffle many films have undergone in the last 15 months, it sucks that 'Love and Monsters' won't get a true chance to shine on the big screen in the way few non-franchise films like this get to any more. Should 'Love and Monsters' become beloved enough by audiences to warrant a sequel, there's plenty more in this universe to dive right into...

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The Movie Mob

February 11, 2023

★ 7/10

**Love and Monsters is so different and lighthearted compared to pretty much any other monster film and makes for a delightfully entertaining movie.** Love and Monsters was a big surprise! Based on the trailers and marketing, I expected a mediocre, straight-to-streaming, forgetful film, but Love and Monsters is a charming comedy with some monsters, action, and romance thrown in. The stark contr...