A Monster Calls

Theatrical - Limited 2016-12-23

Cast Sigourney Weaver Felicity Jones Toby Kebbell Liam Neeson Geraldine Chaplin

Box Office Gross: $47,309,313

Running Time: 108 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: River Road Entertainment, Participant, Apaches Films, La Trini, A Monster Calls, Telecinco Cinema

Genres: Adventure Family Fantasy

JoBlo's Rating

10/10

Synopsis

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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PLOT: A young boy dealing with his terminally ill mother discovers solace in a mysterious creature who comes calling outside his window. While doing so, he realizes that he must confront the darkest and harshest truths of facing loss and...

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PLOT: In order to help cope with his mother's terminal illness, a lonely young boy is visited every night by a therapeutic tree-monster with life lessons to impart. REVIEW: A third time is most certainly a charm for talented Spanish...

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Posted 10 years ago

PLOT: A young boy (Lewis MacDougall) who’s struggling to come to terms with his dying mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness is befriended by a monstrous, storytelling tree demon (voiced by Liam Neeson). REVIEW: A couple of TIFF’s ago, director J.A Bayona...

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