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Monster

2023 · 125 min

A quietly devastating puzzle that shifts your sympathy with each perspective, leaving you unsettled and deeply moved.

Tagline
Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?
Overview
After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • friendship
  • isolation
  • guilt
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
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
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
mystery, thriller, drama
Directed by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by
Yuji Sakamoto
Starring
Sakura Ando, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Eita Nagayama, Yuko Tanaka, Mitsuki Takahata, Akihiro Kakuta, Shidou Nakamura
Music
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Cinematography
Ryuto Kondo
Runtime
125 min
Country
Japan
Languages
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