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Monsters and Men

2018 · 96 min

A quiet, heavy watch that follows three lives pulled apart by one recorded moment, building tension through restraint rather than spectacle.

Tagline
One moment can change everything
Overview
After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • race
  • justice
  • identity
  • family
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama, crime, thriller
Directed by
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Written by
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Starring
John David Washington, Anthony Ramos, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Chanté Adams, Nicole Beharie, Rob Morgan, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Cara Buono
Music
Kris Bowers
Cinematography
Pat Scola
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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