Monster's Ball fingerprintStrong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Monster's Ball is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, profoundly sad, and romantic. Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Overall: Similar vibe.
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Monster's Ball is included with a subscription to fuboTV in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla, Pluto TV, and Plex. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 7, Rotten Tomatoes 85%, and Metacritic 100). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: nudity, sexual content, strong language, suicide themes, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 53 min
Monster's Ball runs 1 h 53 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Monster's Ball higher (93) than audiences (58). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $45 million worldwide, 11.2 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Ido. Produced in United States.
+65GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Monster's Ball in 79 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 59 storytelling tropes for Monster's Ball, including Formerly Fat, Child Supplants Parent, Stress Vomit.
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