A Monster Calls Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Jun. 12, 2017

A Monster Calls

Release Date: Friday, December 23, 2016 Limited Friday, January 6, 2017 Nationwide

Felicity Jones, Liam Neeson, Toby Kebbell, Geraldine Chaplin, Sigourney Weaver, Lewis MacDougall, Juan Antonio Bayona, Belen Atienza, Patrick Ness

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Plot

What's the story about?

Follows 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall) who attempts to deal with his mother's (Felicity Jones, who stars in Focus’ fall release The Theory of Everything) illness and the bullying of his classmates by escaping into a fantastical world of monsters and fairy tales that explore courage, loss and faith.

Cited as official plot version from focusfeatures.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in A Monster Calls.

T
Toby Kebbell
... Conor’s father

Destroyer, Wrath of the Titans
Felicity Jones
... Conor’s mother

The Brutalist, The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Liam Neeson
... Monster (voice)

The Naked Gun, Absolution
Sigourney Weaver
The Gorge, Avatar: Fire and Ash
L
Lewis MacDougall
... Conor

Boundaries
G
Geraldine Chaplin
The Wolfman, The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Crew Behind the Film

The A Monster Calls behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Juan Antonio Bayona last directed Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and The Impossible. The film's writer Patrick Ness last wrote Chaos Walking and Anya’s Ghost.

Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Screenwriter: Patrick Ness
Producer: Belen Atienza

Studios: Focus Features
Production Company: Apaches Entertainment; Participant Media; River Road Entertainment

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: N/A
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

All Trailers

Official A Monster Calls movie trailers and clips.

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A Monster Calls Theatrical Trailer #1

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A Monster Calls Teaser Trailer

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A Monster Calls International Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the A Monster Calls movie production.

Key Facts

The creative team on A Monster Calls also includes production designer Eugenio Caballero, an Academy Award winner for Pan's Labyrinth who previously collaborated with the director on The Impossible; costume designer Steven Noble (The Theory of Everything); and cinematographer Óscar Faura, who shot both The Impossible and The Orphanage for Mr. Bayona.
Liam Neeson will star in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting monster of the title.
Based on the award-winning children's fantasy novel by Patrick Ness (the "Chaos Walking" trilogy).

Production Updates

Aug 2016

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Nov 2015

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Oct 2014

Production

The film was tagged as Production.

Apr 2014

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

A Monster Calls was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 23, 2016. There were 4 other movies released on the same date, including Why Him?, Silence and I, Daniel Blake. As a limited release, A Monster Calls was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

Movie Theaters

2016-12-23 Limited

United States

2017-01-06 Nationwide

United States

Estimated

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