Monster

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Monster

R,

2018,

1h 38m,

Crime/

Drama

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68%

68 Reviews

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69%

50+ Ratings

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68 Reviews

69%

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50+ Ratings

Monster tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.

Critics Consensus

Monster would have benefited from a less heavy-handed approach, but Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s performance gives this timely drama emotional heft.

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Roxana Hadadi

Vague Visages

Feb 7, 2024

Monster seems like it doesn’t trust itself to connect with viewers without over-explanation.

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Kate Erbland

IndieWire

May 12, 2021

C+

Three years is a long time, especially these days, but even in 2018, reviews of the film balked at its gloominess and distracting filmmaking. It has not aged well.

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Lindsey Bahr

Associated Press

May 11, 2021

2.5/4

Despite some shortcomings though, "Monster" remains a worthy watch if just for Harrison's performance.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Dec 10, 2024

2/5

The questions Anthony Mandler's movie asks are all lost, as style overshadows substance.

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M.N. Miller

Ready Steady Cut

Oct 9, 2022

3.5/5

Monster is a flawed, but effective drama about race and judgment that is layered between the lines of every level of the law.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

3.5/5

Based on a Walter Dean Myers novel of the same name, “Monster” maneuvers through its sometimes heavy-handed dialogue to deliver a well-meaning and often crushingly effective legal drama.

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Synopsis

Monster tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.) a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder. The film follows his dramatic journey from a smart, likeable film student from Harlem attending an elite high school through a complex legal battle that could leave him spending the rest of his life in prison.

Director: Anthony Mandler
Producer: Aaron L. Gilbert, Nikki Silver, Tonya Lewis Lee
Screenwriter: Colen C. Wiley, Janece Shaffer
Production Co: Red Crown Productions, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Tonik Productions
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language Throughout|Bloody Images)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): May 7, 2021
Runtime: 1h 38m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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