A Monster Calls (2016)
Stories are wild creatures.
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A Monster Calls rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic
IMDb7.4/10· 97K votes
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic76%
TMDb7.295/10· 4K votesWith 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.4/10 on IMDb and 76/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.
About A Monster Calls
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Cast of A Monster Calls
Lewis MacDougall
as Conor
Sigourney Weaver
as Grandma
Felicity Jones
as Mum
Toby Kebbell
as Dad
Ben Moor
as Mr. Clark
James Melville
as Harry
- O
Oliver Steer
as Sully
Dominic Boyle
as Anton
Jennifer Lim
as Miss Kwan
- M
Max Gabbay
as Steven
- J
Joe Curtis
as Peter
Morgan Symes
as Lawyer
A Monster Calls facts
- Budget
- $43M
- Box office
- $47.3M
Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026MethodologyData sources
Audience opinions
What the audience liked
- •Emotionally resonant exploration of grief and loss
- •Strong performances capturing complex character growth
- •Beautiful visual storytelling balancing fantasy and reality
What the audience disliked
- •Pacing occasionally melodramatic during emotional peaks
- •Fantasy elements may feel inconsistent for some viewers
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