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Monster Run

2020 · 104 min

A playful, busy creature-feature romp that mixes slapstick scares with heartfelt outsider bonding and a lot of visual noise.

Directed by
Henri Wong
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring
Yue Man-lok, Jessie Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung
Overview
Ji Mo is an outcast, due to her ability to see monsters that no one else can. One day, she meets a monster hunter, Meng. She discovers that there really are monsters in the world, and she is involved in a new storm.

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  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Henri Wong
Genres
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring
Yue Man-lok, Jessie Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • found family
  • friendship
  • survival
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror4
Humour6
Realism3
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, fantasy
Directed by
Henri Wong
Written by
Alex Zhang, Wang Yahe, A. Lee Martinez, Fan Wenwen
Starring
Yue Man-lok, Jessie Li, Kara Wai Ying-hung, Qiao Shan, Tu Men, Wang Yutian, Yang Di, Wang Zhener
Cinematography
Charlie Lam Chi-kin, Ho Po-Wing
Runtime
104 min
Country
China, Hong Kong, United States of America
Languages
Cantonese, Mandarin

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