Monster fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, no humor.
Tense and violent
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Serious throughout
A real life story, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Standout cinematography
Tense and violent
Monster is tense and violent.
Deeply moving and profoundly sad
Emotionally, it's deeply moving and profoundly sad.
Serious throughout
Expect almost no humor.
A real life story, everyday modern life, and crime
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around a real life story, everyday modern life, and crime. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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Monster is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Viaplay, and Strim in Norway. You can watch it free with ads on Cineasterna. You can also rent or buy it from SF Anytime. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 76/100 (IMDb 7.3, Rotten Tomatoes 81%, and Metacritic 74). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, nudity, sexual content, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
1 h 49 min
Monster runs 1 h 49 min.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
Yes. Critics average 78 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see Monster much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $8 million to make and earned $58 million worldwide, 7.3 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States, Germany.
+26GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Monster in 40 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 67 storytelling tropes for Monster, including Lady Swears-a-Lot, Downer Ending, Psycho Lesbian.
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