A Monster Calls

‪2016‬

‪1 h 49 min‬

‪English audio‬

‪CC‬ ‪PG-13‬

‪76‬

‪86%‬

Felicity Jones and Liam Neeson star in this stunning drama about a boy who imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way.

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A Monster Calls

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Description

Liam Neeson, Felicity Jones, and Sigourney Weaver star in this visually spectacular and stunningly emotional drama. Young Conor's life takes a turn after his mother (Felicity Jones) becomes ill and he moves in with his unsympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver). As an escape, Conor turns to his artwork and conjures up a 40-foot-high monster (voiced by Liam Neeson) who becomes a most unlikely ally by guiding him on a journey of courage, faith and truth that powerfully fuses imagination and reality.

Cast and crew

Additional information

Directors

J.A Bayona

Studio

Focus Features

Subtitles

English (CC)

Released year

2016

Age rating

Parental guidance 13

Duration

1 h 49 min

Genres

Drama
Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Writers

Patrick Ness

Size

6.29 GB (1080p HD)
3.24 GB (720p HD)
1.82 GB (SD)

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Tomatometer®

86 %

248 critic reviews

Audience

81 %

25,007 user reviews

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New Yorker

1/23/2017 by Richard Brody

The movie delivers its meaning repeatedly to make sure that no one misses the point; its lessons, rendered even more explicitly than the ones in Conor's classroom, are missing only the chalkboard and pointer.
The Atlantic

1/8/2017 by David Sims

As the movie rumbled toward its inevitably devastating conclusion, the chief emotion I felt wasn't sadness but annoyance at the dashed grander potential.
San Diego Reader

1/6/2017 by Matthew Lickona

Director J.A. Bayona presents appealing worlds (real and imagined) awash in color and detail, but while his movie and its monster are very interested in exploring and explaining humanity, they don't quite get people.
Globe and Mail

1/6/2017 by Barry Hertz

Too mature to lure in the younger set and too one-dimensional to make much of an impression on adult audiences.
Detroit News

1/6/2017 by Adam Graham

This is a tough movie that takes on adult issues and doesn't shy away from the grim realities of its subject matter. But that's what makes this grim children's story work. It's a work of lovely darkness.
Chicago Sun-Times

1/5/2017 by Richard Roeper

This makes for one overcrowded assemblage of issues.

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Toronto Sun

1/5/2017 by Liz Braun

Filmmaker J.A. Bayona keeps things visually interesting at all times in A Monster Calls. On a storytelling level, he doesn't pull his punches.

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Toronto Star

1/5/2017 by Bruce DeMara

A Monster Calls is unconventional storytelling in the best way. But parents should be aware that it's not exactly a feel-good film to share with their kids.
NPR

1/5/2017 by Andrew Lapin

Why is it so rare to find films "for children" with this kind of maturity and attention to technique?
Chicago Reader

1/5/2017 by Andrea Gronvall

Rich in folkloric symbolism, this fantasy from director J.A. Bayona starts promisingly but eventually sinks under a wave of pop psychology.
Minneapolis Star Tribune

1/5/2017 by Colin Covert

"A Monster Calls" is an involving, surprisingly mature tale of pre-adolescent loss, passing innocence and hard-won coming of age.
TIME Magazine

1/5/2017 by Stephanie Zacharek

A Monster Calls isn't so much for kids as it is for grownups. It's a reminder of the time when we, too, thought only of ourselves-and found it too much to bear.

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Entertainment Weekly

1/5/2017 by Devan Coggan

Bayona packs his tale with spellbinding visuals and honest emotion, and if the ending doesn't reduce you to tears, you may be the real monster.
Washington Post

1/5/2017 by Stephanie Merry

The movie is memorable for its stunning and inventive imagery, especially when the tree-monster's tales spring to life as little works of art set in motion.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

1/5/2017 by Calvin Wilson

"A Monster Calls" is the rare film that addresses the mysteries of childhood without succumbing to schmaltz.
Arizona Republic

1/5/2017 by Barbara VanDenburgh

The visuals are up for the challenge in this fantastical meditation on childhood grief. The writing, however, is not.
Newsday

1/5/2017 by Rafer Guzman

Though well-made on every level, with gorgeous visuals and raw, heightened performances, "A Monster Calls" is more emotionally intense than the average children's movie - by a factor of maybe two or three hundred.
Boston Globe

1/5/2017 by Tom Russo

"A Monster Calls" is a portrait of coping that's both fascinating and heartbreaking.
San Francisco Chronicle

1/5/2017 by Peter Hartlaub

Bayona remains a director whose work should be anticipated, and "A Monster Calls" is a solid fantasy drama.
Dallas Morning News

1/4/2017 by Britton Peele

MacDougall skillfully rises to the challenge of portraying this struggle, carrying the emotional weight that the story demands, and displaying a solid range between deep sadness and intense anger.

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