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Name: Monster
Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Genre: drama, mystery, thriller
Released: 2023
Duration: 2 h 5 min
Rating: 7.8

Monster has an iRankMovies score of 83.4/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Monster (2023)

怪物

Are they the ones we dream of, or the ones we fail to see among us?

Release:2023

Runtime:2h 5m

Country:Japan

Director:Hirokazu Kore-eda

Language:Japanese

Genre

DramaMysteryThriller

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Keywords

friendship Japan BullyingElementary SchoolComing Of Age SchoolTeacher Student RelationshipChildhood

iRank83

Monster rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.8/10· 40K votes

Rotten Tomatoes97%

Metacritic79%

TMDb7.9/10· 885 votes

With 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.8/10 on IMDb and 79/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Monster

After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.

Cast of Monster

Sakura Ando
as Saori Mugino
Soya Kurokawa
as Minato Mugino
Hinata Hiiragi
as Yori Hoshikawa
Eita Nagayama
as Michitoshi Hori
Yuko Tanaka
as Makiko Fushimi
Mitsuki Takahata
as Hirona Suzumura
Akihiro Kakuta
as Shoda Fumiaki
Shido Nakamura
as Kiyotaka Hoshikawa
Ryu Morioka
as Kanzaki
Daisuke Kuroda
as Shinagawa
Ayu Kitaura
as Mariko Yajima
Haruto Kobayashi
as Taisho Kamata

Monster facts

Original title: 怪物

Ranked by the iRankMovies editorial teamUpdated August 2026Methodology Data sources

Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Kore-eda examines childhood complexity and misunderstanding with gentle insight
•Ambiguous perspective regarding truth and perception generates philosophical depth
•Intimate character study balances coming-of-age themes with mystery elements