PG-13Monster

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IMDB (34,072 votes)

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Play Time: 125 mins
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
Monster

Overview:
When a young boy begins behaving strangely, shocking truths emerge as the story unfolds through the eyes of his single mother, a teacher who is believed to be responsible, and the child himself.

Original Title:怪物
Status: Released (2023-06-02)
Awards:10 wins & 48 nominations total
BoxOffice:$434,585
Screen:Yûji Sakamoto
Productions: TOHO, Fuji Television Network, AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU, GAGA Corporation
Production Countries: Japan
Spoken Languages: 日本語
Monster
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Lachlan Thiele

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INT. COOKIE MONSTER – NIGHT Monster is the latest entry in the Kore-eda filmography (a filmography I still need to dive deeper into). Still, just like his previous films, It's a deeply personal look into a character, their motives but most importantly, how that motive affects thos ....

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Lachlan Thiele

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INT. COOKIE MONSTER – NIGHT Monster is the latest entry in the Kore-eda filmography (a filmography I still need to dive deeper into). Still, just like his previous films, It's a deeply personal look into a character, their motives but most importantly, how that motive affects thos ....

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Brent Marchant

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The perspective from which we view a situation infallibly provides us with a clear, irrefutable picture of its truthfulness, right? But what happens if we encounter someone who witnesses the same incident and comes away from it with a totally different interpretation? Both views can’ ....

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CinemaSerf

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I'm not usually a fan of children leading films, but hats have to come off here for a really delightful performance from the young Hinata Hiiragi as the shy and shunned "Hoshikawa". We will get to him in a minute, but first the film is delivered in three parts as a fire slowly devour ....

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badelf

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This film is the highest compliment to Kurasawa's Rashoman I've ever seen. Others have tried the (perhaps bonsai rule-of-three inspired) triple-POV, but I've always just witnessed a "yeah, so what." But this film - Kore-Eda's vision? Kurasawa himself would stand up and bow. It takes ....

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