Directed by:
J.A. BayonaScreenplay:
Patrick NessCinematography:
Oscar FauraComposer:
Fernando VelázquezCast:
Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Ben Moor, Lily-Rose Aslandogdu, Geraldine Chaplin, Liam Neeson, James Melville (more)VOD (1)
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A boy seeks the help of a tree monster to cope with his single mother's terminal illness. The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Conor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Conor be able to speak the truth? A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona. 12-year-old Conor, dealing with his mother's (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth. Toby Kebbell plays Conor's father, and Liam Neeson stars in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting Monster of the title. (20th Century Fox AU)
(more)Cast
Lewis MacDougall
UK
Best movies:
A Monster Calls (2016)
Boundaries (2018)
Pan (2015)
Sigourney Weaver
USA
Felicity Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Cemetery Junction (2010)
Toby Kebbell
UK
Best movies:
Control (2007)
Daniel (2019)
The Escape Artist (2013) (series)
Ben Moor
UK
Best movies:
Casanova (2005)
Miss You Already (2015)
A Monster Calls (2016)
Lily-Rose Aslandogdu
Best movies:
A Monster Calls (2016)
Geraldine Chaplin
USA
Best movies:
Limelight (1952)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Liam Neeson
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
James Melville
Best movies:
A Monster Calls (2016)
The Favourite (2018)
Morgan Symes
Best movies:
A Monster Calls (2016)
Dummy (2008)
Wanda Opalinska
Best movies:
An Inspector Calls (2015) (TV movie)
Maigret (2016) (series)
A Monster Calls (2016)