Film2023125 min

Monster

Name: Monster
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2023
Duration: 125 min
Cast: Sakura Ando, Eita Nagayama, Soya Kurokawa, Hinata Hiiragi, Yuko Tanaka

Taste attributes: dramamysterythrillerteengay/lesbianfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcoming of agecomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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"Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?"

Boxlist takeA heavy, stirring thriller: grounded and small-scale. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

Quality rating

8.0 /10

TMDB · 525 votes

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What lines up

Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

When her young son Minato starts to behave strangely, single mother Saori knows that there is something wrong. Discovering that one of his teachers might be responsible, she storms into the school demanding answers. But as the story unfolds through the eyes of mother, teacher and child, shocking truths begin to emerge.

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