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A Monster Calls
2016
· Movie
· 108 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1111
- IMDb #1277
- Google retired #393
- Rotten Tomatoes #1258
- Metacritic #865
- Letterboxd #1376
+9 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #1418
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #1559
- Metacritic Critics #929
- Metacritic Audience #873
- Criticker #1185
- Douban #1467
- Kinopoisk #1397
- AlloCiné #462
- Trakt #1024
Every rating
56–94
out of 100
A young boy struggling to cope with his mother's terminal illness is visited nightly by a giant, ancient tree monster. The monster announces that he will return to tell the boy three stories, and after the third, the boy must tell him a story in return: his truth. The monstrous visits become a form of therapy, helping the boy confront his overwhelming feelings of anger, loss, and fear.
Details
- Director
- J. A. Bayona
- Writer
- Patrick Ness
- Based on
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Released
- 7 October 2016
- Country
- Spain, United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $43.0M
- Box office
- $47.3M
- Awards
- 21 wins, 26 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 47 →9 major awards won · 21 wins from 47 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Marese Langan and David Martí | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Editing | Jaume Martí and Bernat Vilaplana | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Production Supervision | Sandra Hermida Muniz | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Art Direction | Eugenio Caballero | Winner |
| Goya Awards 2017 | Best Special Effects | Felix Bergés and Pau Costa | Winner |
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Goya Awards
12 nominations, 9 won
| Best Art Direction | Eugenio Caballero | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Winner |
| Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Winner |
| Best Editing | Jaume Martí and Bernat Vilaplana | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Marese Langan and David Martí | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Fernando Velázquez | Winner |
| Best Production Supervision | Sandra Hermida Muniz | Winner |
| Best Sound | Peter Glossop, Marc Orts and Oriol Tarragó | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Felix Bergés and Pau Costa | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Patrick Ness | Nominee |
| Best Film | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Awards
2 nominations
| Best Visual Effects | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Young Performer | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
Gaudí Awards
10 nominations, 8 won
| Best Art Direction | Eugenio Caballero | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Oscar Faura | Winner |
| Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Winner |
| Best Editing | Jaume Martí and Bernat Vilaplana | Winner |
| Best Non-Catalan Language Film | A Monster Calls | Winner |
| Best Production Supervision | Sandra Hermida | Winner |
| Best Sound | Oriol Tarragó, Peter Glossop, Marc Orts | Winner |
| Best Visual Effects | Félix Bergés, Pau Costa, David Martí, Montse Ribé | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Steven Noble | Nominee |
| Best Original Music | Fernando Velázquez | Nominee |
Premios Feroz
7 nominations, 1 won
| Best Original Soundtrack | Fernando Velázquez | Winner |
| Best Director | J. A. Bayona | Nominee |
| Best Drama Film | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Film Poster | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Main Actor | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Patrick Ness | Nominee |
| Best Trailer | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
4 nominations, 1 won
| Best Voice Performance | Liam Neeson | Winner |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Patrick Ness | Nominee |
| Best Motion Capture Performance | Liam Neeson | Nominee |
| Best Youth Performance | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
Empire Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy | A Monster Calls | Winner |
| Best Male Newcomer | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
London Film Critics' Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Lewis MacDougall | Winner |
AARP Annual Movies for Grownups Awards
2 nominations
| Best Intergenerational Film | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sigourney Weaver | Nominee |
Saturn Awards
2 nominations
| Best Fantasy Film | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
| Best Performance by a Younger Actor | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog Award for Best Cinematography | Óscar Faura | Nominee |
Detroit Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress | Felicity Jones | Nominee |
Evening Standard British Film Awards
1 nomination
| Breakthrough of the Year | Lewis MacDougall | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | A Monster Calls | Nominee |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Visual Effects | A Monster Calls | Nominee |