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A Monster Calls

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  • Trailer for A Monster Calls
  • Clip: Break The Windows

Movie Info & Cast

Synopsis

A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness.

Cast

  • Lewis MacDougall
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Felicity Jones
  • Toby Kebbell
  • Ben Moor
  • James Melville
  • Oliver Steer
  • Dominic Boyle
  • Jennifer Lim
  • Geraldine Chaplin

Atom User Reviews

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Verified Review
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#insightful
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Elliot A
Verified Review
#epic
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This is the 2nd time I've seen this movie, and I love it more and more with each viewing! It's so sad but do beautiful at the same time! A true cinematic masterpiece that everyone should see!

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Lynz A

Metacritic

50
Jan 5, 2017

Dealing with such heavy matters as death, faith and forgiveness, the film wants to be a classic-in-the-making, but it just doesn’t hit the emotional and narrative cues necessary for such a weighty job.

Metacritic review by Barry Hertz
Barry Hertz
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
38
Dec 20, 2016

A Monster Calls is both governed and straitjacketed by director J.A. Bayona’s competent impersonality.

Metacritic review by Chuck Bowen
Chuck Bowen
Slant Magazine
90
Dec 14, 2016

A lovely film and another impressive calling card for Bayona, who can mix genres in an innovative way like his former producer, Guillermo del Toro. He's created a deeply emotional film about loss that will probably have you crying by film's end.

Metacritic review by Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
New York Daily News