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Monster

Monster

Mystery · Thriller · Drama · 2023

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

Movie details

Monster

“Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?”

2023 Mystery · Thriller · Drama 2h 5m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.9 / 10

Community rating

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Monster?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Hirokazu Kore-eda

Written by

Yuji Sakamoto

Sakura Ando

Sakura Ando

Saori Mugino

Soya Kurokawa

Soya Kurokawa

Minato Mugino

Hinata Hiiragi

Hinata Hiiragi

Yori Hoshikawa

Eita Nagayama

Eita Nagayama

Michitoshi Hori

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Makiko Fushimi

Mitsuki Takahata

Mitsuki Takahata

Hirona Suzumura

Akihiro Kakuta

Akihiro Kakuta

Shoda Fumiaki

Court is in session

Put Monster on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Auteur Devotee

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.