12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
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Movie2016·108 min
A Monster Calls
Directed by J. A. Bayona
A fantasy adventure film directed by J. A. Bayona.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 7%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.3/10
4K ratings
About A Monster Calls
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Whimsical, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, trauma recovery, coming of age, medicine science, fantasy mythology, small town, domestic home, parent child, mentor student, outsider misfit, everyman, dream surreal, frame story, monster creature