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A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, and Liam Neeson. Featuring a screenplay adapted by Patrick Ness from his own 2011 novel of the same name, the film follows a boy grappling with his mother's terminal illness who is visited and ...
- $47.3 million
- Fernando Velázquez
- $43 million
Jan 6, 2017 · A boy copes with his mother's illness and bullies with the help of a tree monster that tells him stories. IMDb provides cast and crew, user and critic reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more for this 2016 film.
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- Adventure, Drama, Family
- J.A. Bayona
- 2017-01-06
A Monster Calls is a low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness (from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd) illustrated by Jim Kay and published by Walker in 2011. Set in present-day England , it features a boy who struggles to cope with the consequences of his mother's illness.
- 214 pp (first edition) 152 pp (pdf edition)
- Patrick Ness
- 5 May 2011
- Walker Books
A Monster Calls is a novel about a thirteen-year-old boy named Conor, who is visited by a monster that tells him three stories and makes him face his own nightmare. The novel explores themes of death, grief, and the power of stories.
Dec 22, 2016 · A film adaptation of a novel by Patrick Ness, about a boy who faces his mother's illness and death with the help of a giant tree monster. The review praises the film's metaphorical allegory, the design and animation of the monster, and the performances of the cast.
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Jan 6, 2017 · A Monster Calls | Rotten Tomatoes. TRAILER. List. Fandango at Home Prime Video. Rent A Monster Calls on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A...
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- Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
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Overwhelmed by his mother’s illness, a young boy begins to understand human complexity through the fantastic tales of a consoling tree monster. Watch trailers & learn more.
