Monster's Ball
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Monster's Ball

2001Movie1 h 53 minR3 awards

DramaRomance
72
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IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic696.9Rotten Tomatoes85%67%
72
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb7.0Letterboxd3.3/5Metacritic696.9Rotten Tomatoes85%67%

Summary

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at
  • You need an uplifting mood
  • You want fast pacing

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  • Makes you care deeply.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Breaks your heart.
  • Weighs on you.
  • Hits close to home.

Not for laughs, comfort or warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

A Real Man Is a Killerin 415 titlesVariation: Hank and his son Sonny are officers who work on Death Row and the story opens as the latter is about to participate in his first "last walk" of a condemned man.Abusive Parentsin 178 titlesLeticia goes berserk on her son when she finds out he's been hiding snacks from her, mocks him for being obese, and hits him when she proves on the weighing machine that he hasn't lost weight.All 59 tropes

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