A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
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Movie2001·113 min
Monster's Ball
Directed by Marc Forster
An Academy Award-winning drama romance film directed by Marc Forster. Winner of Best Actress, with 1 additional Oscar nomination.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 51%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
6.8/10
1K ratings
About Monster's Ball
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Intimate (1 of 9)
- Spirit
- Earnest (5 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Contemplative
- Story Tags
- grief and loss, redemption, forbidden love, american regional, romantic partners, parent child, everyman, slow burn reveal, hidden identity, forbidden star crossed