

A Monster Calls
Stories are wild creatures.
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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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $43M
- Box office
- $47.3M
- Language
- English
- dreams
- monster
- based on novel or book
- nightmare
- grandparent grandchild relationship
- truth
- tree
- artist
- bullying
- terminal illness
- bully
- cancer
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Spain, United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)PG-1323 Dec 2016
- TheatricalPG-136 Jan 2017
- PhysicalPG-1328 Mar 2017
United KingdomGB
- PremiereLondon Film Festival6 Oct 2016
- Theatrical12A6 Jan 2017
AustraliaAU
- PhysicalPGDVD12 May 2017
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival9 Sept 2016
- Theatrical6 Jan 2017
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT124 Nov 2016
BrazilBR
- Theatrical125 Jan 2017
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical118 Dec 2016
EstoniaEE
- Theatrical25 Nov 2016
FinlandFI
- PremiereK-12Helsinki International Film Festival25 Sept 2016
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP4 Jan 2017
- Digital / OTT27 Apr 2017
- PhysicalBlu-ray / DVD9 May 2017
- Digital / OTT10Prime Video1 Mar 2022
GermanyDE
- Theatrical124 May 2017
GreeceGR
- TheatricalΚ-123 Nov 2016
- PhysicalDVD20 Apr 2017
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A Monster Calls was released on 7 October 2016.
Audience reviews
3- R7/10
Reno
9/4/2017
**An alternate way to confront the reality.** Based on the British novel, made by a well known Spanish director. This film might remind you the titles like 'Finding Neverland', 'Where the Wild Things Are', 'Neverwas' et cetera, but still it is unique. Particularly for the message it carried out. Many lines were awesome, inspiring for those whose world are crumbling down. Emotional, as well as one of the best recen…
- B7/10
badelf
8/14/2022
This is a very enjoyable tale. It's targeted to younger viewers, and therefore the characters are not at all complex. In spite of that shortcoming from an adult's POV, the overall effect is wonderful and emotional. Definitely worth the time.
- F4/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
11/28/2022
**It's not a hateful or forgettable movie, but it's far from being lively or happy.** Despite its weaknesses, I confess I liked this film, and that maybe comes from the fact that it touched me personally. Being a film that is so focused on the pain of losing someone dear, on how a person faces situations of suffering and manages to digest it, it was a film that cost me a little to watch because I also lost a very …
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