A Monster Calls (2016)

  • PG-13
  • 12/23/2016 (US)
  • Fantasy, Adventure, Family
  • 1h 48m

Stories are wild creatures.

Overview

A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way. Conor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

Patrick Ness

Screenplay, Novel

J.A. Bayona

Director

Cast

Lewis MacDougall's headshot

Lewis MacDougall

Conor
Sigourney Weaver's headshot

Sigourney Weaver

Grandma
Felicity Jones's headshot

Felicity Jones

Mum
Toby Kebbell's headshot

Toby Kebbell

Dad
Ben Moor's headshot

Ben Moor

Mr. Clark
James Melville's headshot

James Melville

Harry
Oliver Steer's headshot

Oliver Steer

Sully
Dominic Boyle's headshot

Dominic Boyle

Anton

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