Monsters fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, light on feelings.
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, society, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
Standout cinematography
Tense and thrilling
Fast from start to finish.
Monsters is tense, thrilling, and fast-paced.
Melancholic
Emotionally, it's melancholic.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, society, and technology
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and technology. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and YouTube Free. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 63). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence and strong language.
1 h 34 min
Monsters runs 1 h 34 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Monsters higher (69) than audiences (60). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $500,000 to make and earned $6 million worldwide, 11.3 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Spanish. Produced in United Kingdom.
+30GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Monsters in 44 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 36 storytelling tropes for Monsters, including One-Word Title, Crazy Homeless People, Terraform.
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