Movie

The Monster

2016 · 91 min

A grim, claustrophobic night of rain and dread, where the creature outside is almost less frightening than the wounds inside the car.

Tagline: Stay in the light
Overview: Stranded on a desolate road at night, a troubled mother and her daughter are stalked by a terrifying woodland creature while confronting the trauma of their fractured relationship.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, parenthood, trauma, survival
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
parenthood
trauma
survival
family
Places: countryside
wilderness
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex none