Monster Island

2017

1h 30m

Adventure

Animation

List

18%

Tomatometer

11 Reviews

29%

Popcornmeter

Fewer than 50 Ratings

At a school dance, Lucas discovers he comes from a long line of monsters. Eager to find the rest of his family, he sets out for the island of Calvera.

Olly Richards

Empire Magazine

It's a film to possibly employ to distract your kids for a few minutes if they've already seen absolutely every other option.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 24, 2017

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

This is a cobbled-together, plotless mess from director Leopoldo Aguilar, completely lacking in the internal logic that is essential for the successful creation of a fantasy world.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 23, 2017

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Ed Potton

Times (UK)

This surreal but shonky Mexican animation makes the clichd link between monstrous transformation and adolescence and does absolutely nothing new with it.

Rated: 2/5

Jul 20, 2017

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Alison Rowat

The Herald (Scotland)

Leopoldo Aguilar's picture is animation of the not at all cuddly kind, complete with scenes of an exploding frog, electrocution, female characters in shapes that make Jessica Rabbit look like Twiggy, and clunky to non-existent humour.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 23, 2018

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Mabel Salinas

Cine Premiere

The characters present specific variations depending on their personality and function within this journey of self-discovery, odyssey that has already been approached many times in the cinema...

Rated: 2.5/5

Oct 10, 2017

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Matthew Bond

The Mail on Sunday (UK)

Monster Island... turns out to be the sort of dark, gothic cartoon you might make if you've been watching too much Tim Burton but haven't got his talent.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2017

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Virgo

Disgusting ass little dumbass movie. Watched with my 9 year old until the scene of the school dance where they dump frogs on him and end up French kissing them. W T F! This is unacceptable and gross. These no talented people who make these movies need to stop. Wish I could give 0 star review this movie doesn't even deserve a half star disgusting ass nasty dumb movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Angel Rodriguez

Most definitely is epic movie and has bleed

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/28/23

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Park Sang-woo

Lucas

Jo Yeon-woo

Nicolas

Park Jung-wook

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Oh Eun-soo

Veronica

Bang Ji-won

Carlotta

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Synopsis

At a school dance, Lucas discovers he comes from a long line of monsters. Eager to find the rest of his family, he sets out for the island of Calvera.

Director: Leopoldo Aguilar
Producer: Fernando de Fuentes, José C. García de Letona
Screenwriter: Billy Frolick
Production Co: Anima Estudios, Eficine, Discreet Arts Productions
Genre: Adventure, Animation
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 30m