A Monster Calls

A Monster Calls

2016 · 1 hr 48 min · PG-13

Adventure, Drama, Family

Directors

J.A. Bayona

Actors

  • Lewis MacDougall
  • Sigourney Weaver
  • Felicity Jones

Credits: 1

Summary

Conor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.

More about this movie

The monster does not come walking often. This time it comes to Conor, and it asks for the one thing Conor cannot bring himself to do. Tell the truth. This is a very touching story about a boy who feels very damaged, guilty and mostly angry. He struggles at school with bullies, and pity looks from everyone, and at home with his mother's sickness. Will Conor overcome his problems? Will everything be okay? Will Conor be able to speak the truth?