Monsters

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Monsters

R

Released Oct 29, 2010

1h 37m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Six years after the crash of a NASA space probe, a large area between Mexico and the U.S. is under quarantine while Mexican and American military forces fight a losing battle with the giant creatures who now live there. While covering the conflict, a photojournalist (Scoot McNairy) gets uncomfortably close to the action when he escorts his boss's daughter (Whitney Able) through the zone to the U.S. border...

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Critics Consensus

It doesn't quite live up to its intriguing premise, but Monsters is a surprising blend of alien-invasion tropes, political themes, and relationship drama.

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

A special, wonderfully atmospheric achievement.

Aug 30, 2018

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Adam Nayman

eye WEEKLY

It's a journey that involves plenty of hazards, none more dire than the prospect of romantic scenes between two actors with zero chemistry.

Rated: 1/5

Apr 4, 2011

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

A better-than-average debut by a filmmaker who merits watching. Let's hope that he keeps some of his indie spirit when Hollywood comes calling.

Rated: 2.5/4

Apr 4, 2011

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

The core love story and connection between our leads is exciting enough, only for the otherworldly components to take it into new levels of delight.

Rated: 5/5

Sep 11, 2025

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Wael Khairy

The Cinephile Fix

“Monsters” has one of the most unexpected endings...Pay close attention to the opening and closing shots, there’s a link between them. When you discover what it is, you’ll be thinking of this unsettling ending for days.

Nov 10, 2024

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Edwards’ direction holds promise, and should major Hollywood studios be searching for fresh unknown talent to helm their next big project, Edwards should be their man.

Rated: 2.5/4

Aug 3, 2023

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Justin W

This is like you went to Jurassic park alone with a stranger and wandering around without even seeing a real dinosaur upfront. It's weird till the monsters octopus also hidden from you.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/06/25

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Sarah M

Terrible film. The main characters didn't know each other, and after 2 days they are in love. Some monsters that like light, but don't like light. This movie made 0 sense.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/25

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L S

Poor film I thought. No direction. More like a love story. Basically these two dudes hang out and fancy each other. Then some monsters are kinda thrown in. The monsters are reminiscent of war of the worlds monsters. Now that was a good film with cruisey boy.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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Dave R

A very clever movie. Beautifully filmed

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Dave C

It's an alien-invasion sci-fi with an interesting premise that just isn't utilised enough. The story is better than I'd expected, but the direction isn't strong enough to realise its potential

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Michi F

What kind of end was that?

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/01/25

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Synopsis

Six years after the crash of a NASA space probe, a large area between Mexico and the U.S. is under quarantine while Mexican and American military forces fight a losing battle with the giant creatures who now live there. While covering the conflict, a photojournalist (Scoot McNairy) gets uncomfortably close to the action when he escorts his boss's daughter (Whitney Able) through the zone to the U.S. border...

Director: Gareth Edwards
Producer: Allan Niblo, James Richardson
Screenwriter: Gareth Edwards
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Vertigo
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2010, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 14, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA): $237.3K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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