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Monster

Monster

2003
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 49m
Fictionalized biography of Aileen Wuornos, who was executed in Florida in 2002 after being convicted of murdering six men. Wuornos had worked as a prostitute, and claimed that the men had sexually assaulted her and that she was acting in self-defense.
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Monster

2003
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 49m
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Rated 20 Feb 2010
59
61st
On some level I deeply hate this movie for managing to present Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci making out as something unsexy.
Rated 10 Mar 2009
70
51st
A decent informative biographical serial killer film about Aileen Wuornos, tracing the events following up to her execution. Also a slap in the face to the center of prostitution and how the media acts upon it. Charlize Theron pratically looks like Wuorno in every way, from the creepy eyes to the sharp, menancing expression. Worth a watch.
Rated 12 Dec 2006
68
20th
Theron may be great and Ricci is pretty good too, but the whole thing just isn't that interesting. There's an aimless feel to it that kind of goes with the material but doesn't make it any easier to watch.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
70
60th
Let's take one of the hottest women in the world and have her do a lesbian scene with Christina Ricci! Now let's make them both as ugly as possible! Jokes on me!
Rated 18 Aug 2010
5
56th
Grim reminder of how rare feminism is in Hollywood cinema.
Rated 03 Mar 2023
80
87th
20 years after first viewing and i can now better appreciate that Therons acting here is legendary
Rated 11 Mar 2007
7
67th
Not fun to watch. Theron is brilliant. I refuse to watch this movie again, though.
Rated 11 Apr 2010
85
94th
Amazing and excellent performance of Theron as a prostitute. Theron is a beautiful girl but here she is fat and ugly, perfect for the role, a real drama she played. Some scenes were so funny for me of watching those horny men having sex with Theron.
Rated 13 May 2017
68
65th
Virtually ever aspect of the film is underwhelming except for Theron's powerhouse portrayal of Wuornos. She was deserving of the accolades she received.
Rated 19 Feb 2007
40
12th
Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci are phenomenal in this movie. Unfortunately, the movie plays like a bad made for tv movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
5
57th
Overbearing and hopeless to the point of being depressing, but even as someone who prefers her turn in Arrested Development, Theron does give a MONSTROUSLY good performance.
Rated 19 Mar 2009
70
75th
Except for her botoxed cheek bones (because of the enormous make up on her face) Theron was absolutly at her best. Unbelievable performance.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
87
89th
Intense, powerful, honest, thought-provoking work. I think the movie does an excellent job of tackling a difficult subject.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
75
71st
Interesting characterization of a complex character and its slow loss of contact with reality. The way it is going crazy and is becoming the great merit of the film. Charlize Theron is incredibly good, everybody was used to see her in mediocre roles, in which only operated its beauty and she is totally surprising here.
Rated 26 Aug 2010
75
78th
watched it for ricci but mesmerized by theron's acting.
Rated 02 Jul 2009
86
83rd
Great, emotional performances and engaging drama await.
Rated 11 Jan 2009
75
48th
Theron does an amazing job of not being hot in this movie. Fucked up story filled with sympathy for a serial killer. Whatevs, good performances and good directing.
Rated 21 Aug 2011
100
0th
Unbelievably dark. Incredible
Rated 02 May 2012
80
85th
Bleak, disturbing and harrowing, "Monster" is a deeply engaging take on a true story, an emotionally forceful and thought-provoking crime drama. Bolstered by Theron's transfixing portrayal as well as the script's brutal honesty, "Monster" manages to pack an emotional impact few other films are able of producing.
Rated 06 Aug 2010
3
8th
forte demais pra mim.....
Rated 27 Oct 2010
60
53rd
Made me feel so uncomfortable. I'm from a small town and know people who are exactly like this. It was just difficult to watch at times.
Rated 06 Jun 2017
68
22nd
Impressive acting by both Theron & Ricci, but that's about it.
Rated 14 Jul 2007
80
88th
Theron's performance is one of the best of the decade without a doubt, but no one seems to recognize Ricci for her stellar work in this film. The acting elevates a could-be TV re-enactment.
Rated 22 Jan 2014
82
59th
Charlize Theron gives a searing, deglamorized performance as real life serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster, an intense, disquieting portrait of a profoundly damaged soul.
Rated 20 Jul 2015
66
27th
For a serial killer film, there's a lot more focus on the love story, which is done well thanks to some passionate performances from Theron and Ricci, though this means not as much time spent on Wuornos' motives for her murders, apart from that she wanted the money and was a bit of a misandrist. What some people will do for love ...
Rated 22 Feb 2007
60
18th
i read the true story behind this lady and i was honestly let down by the movie...it was just okay
Rated 25 Jul 2007
85
62nd
Somewhat shallow story but an Oscar worthy performance by Theron
Rated 12 Jul 2008
92
95th
Theron delivers an amazing performance. Almost as amazing as the make-up effects which turn her into a haggard, buck-toothed psycho killer. A very intense ride.
Rated 25 Feb 2007
80
68th
very disturbing - I could not watch it all! Charlize Theron was great! So great that I had to stop watching!
Rated 04 Feb 2008
77
77th
A beautiful woman have to act monster before they put eye on her acting skills.
Rated 23 Feb 2007
90
98th
My vote for best all-time performance by an actress.
Rated 08 Nov 2007
80
84th
A difficult film to watch, but very well done.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
65
16th
Theron: Fantastic. Ricci: Good. But like Ricci's earlier film Prozac Nation, the film takes a compelling subject matter and overloads it with 90's-style dramatic fluff (e.g., sappy music throughout) that it often detracted from a powerful scene.
Rated 01 Sep 2012
90
53rd
i happened to have the tv on when this came on and hadnt heard anything about it.. thought it was some crappy midday movie. wasnt till half way through that i realized it was charlize theron. loved it. raw.
Rated 16 Oct 2008
79
55th
This is the story of Aileen Wuornos (Americas first female serial killer) brought to the screen in a powerful and thought provoking way. Charlize Theron plays the role perfectly and because of this we are able to understand her acts although we don't agree with him. Christina Ricci is also good and during the course of the film your opinions of them do change
Rated 27 Aug 2018
70
41st
Theron really is great, and I wanted to love this, but it really starts to waver in the third act, and by the time we were into what seemed like the tenth straight minute of hysterical crying (and BT's horrendous music had taken over the soundtrack) I was pretty checked out. Up until somewhere around Scott Wilson's scene I was super into it though, so it's not a total disaster.
Rated 22 Mar 2016
47
64th
#16#, exp3, rw2, story, ratings, Charlize.T!/10A5
Rated 25 May 2017
85
95th
Fantastic performance by Theron, giving life to what is also a fantastic film. I dug the subtle and slow development of Aileen as a character as bits and pieces of her past are revealed throughout the film. Perhaps the film humanized her more than what Aileen deserved in reality, but I consider it an impressive feat to make someone sympathetic of a serial killer. I even liked the cheesy music they played, which encapsulated the delusions of grandeur of the main protagonists.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
80th
Theron is surprisingly believable as Aileen Wournos. This movie will definitely change your opinion of her if you had thought, "Oh, that's the South African girl who is topless in every movie," prior to viewing it. I mean...that's what I thought. I'm not alone, right?
Rated 13 Nov 2010
90
65th
man what a transformation. I know its been said but it does take alot of guts for such a well known actress to ditch all the makeup and glitzy clothes and look as ugly as possible while also playing the role of a lesbian hooker forced into killing because of her horrible occupation to sustain her relationship. pretty intense movie
Rated 30 Apr 2019
96
81st
My SCORING: 99-96=Great; 95-90=Very good; 89-85=Good; 84-80=So-so; 79-70=Boring; Below 70=Forget it.
Rated 23 Feb 2010
81
48th
The direction lacks focus, but Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci are very good, good enough to makes us sympathize with these two strange people and the odd relationship that is at the core of this film.
Rated 03 Feb 2011
65
57th
Charlize Theron is quite perfect as Aileen Wuornos and Christina Ricci is cute. As another reviewer here wrote, it feels somewhat aimless which actually adds alot to the discomfort of the story and the fact that from the beginning you know it's not going to end well.
Rated 30 Aug 2017
70
40th
Great performance from Theron, but the film isn't all that great.
Rated 04 Nov 2013
63
53rd
Unremittingly grim Oscar bait serial killer biopic. Theron makes Wuornos believable and sympathetic.
Rated 20 Jan 2008
72
57th
Charlize Theron does some pretty amazing, disturbing work here, but this movie didn't make me sympathize with this serial killer one bit. "Monster" left me cold, but I can say Theron impresses and makes the film worth seeing.
Rated 21 Jan 2013
80
63rd
A very tough film to get through, with it's gritty, real life story filled with murder. The performances are really good, but it's not something you'd watch more than once.
Rated 04 Apr 2013
50
8th
well acting is not always to save the movie
Rated 10 Jan 2012
75
74th
If you're oddly attracted to Ricci here, check out Buffalo '66
Rated 25 Oct 2012
78
79th
* Casting, Acting : 10 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 7 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 8
Rated 28 Apr 2010
5
43rd
Theron was superb and Ricci even managed to take some of the light of her. Reminded me of the "The Reader" where the movie would try to make you feel pity for someone you really shouldn't feel that for. Can be quite powerful but also not be all that interesting. Can't see myself wanting to watch this again either.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Brutal and unflinching, but it's a story that should be told.
Rated 14 Sep 2014
75
30th
Really mediocre with one strong performance that references High On Crack Street, of all things. Uglying up to give a good performance feels like cheating, there's something underhanded and Sean Penn-ish about it.
Rated 12 Mar 2020
81
42nd
Monster is a disturbing, sad, and offbeat tale about a woman who never gets the help she desperately needs.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
60
22nd
Alright, but nothing special.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
67
30th
Too depressing and sick to really be entertaining. And while Charlize was great, her makeup was distracting. I thought Christina Ricci gave an interesting and unusual performance that gets overlooked.
Rated 01 May 2015
85
85th
Brutal to sit through, but also astounding (and weirdly underrated by a lot of people). This is an amazing, complicated portrait of just how a woman like Aileen Wuornos becomes how she is. Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci are amazing (as is Scott Wilson, in the movie's most powerful scene). Yes, it's very difficult to watch, but that only adds to its power. Minor nitpick: I don't like voice-over narration that adds nothing. But that's a minor complaint.
Rated 20 Sep 2013
84
89th
The best lesbian movie I have ever watched! Very convincing narrative and great acting.
Rated 03 Dec 2018
90
55th
Charlize Theron puts out the performance of a lifetime. She plays the hooker turned serial killer pretty much to perfection. There was a couple times where the sound mixing muddled the dialogue a little too much but it only briefly takes away from what is otherwise an amazing movie.
Rated 05 Sep 2016
84
84th
Dreammarilynsohoe+imnotgonnafuckyouforabeer!lol+bjforlast5didntwannadietilspentitoritwasfreelool+liveinstorage+publicwashshower+rollerjourneykiss+ricci
Rated 01 Sep 2010
80
73rd
Something, something, something... Charlize Theron does an incredible job for the whole film! Something, something, something, (hints of a sympathetic killer?), something...
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
41st
really stupid Ricci's wig
Rated 25 Nov 2009
80
80th
Watch this for the same reason you watch 'Chopper' or 'Milk'. It's Charlize Theron tour de force. Impressive.
Rated 15 Apr 2012
63
42nd
Theron's performance is rightfully legendary, but everything else here feels forgettable. It's competently made, but not inspired. I think the documentary that came out around the same time was a lot more interesting. The influence of Badlands was notable, but the comparison unfortunately works against it.
Rated 24 Aug 2015
82
83rd
T____T
Rated 15 Nov 2021
65
54th
Tragic, terrible and real. Torn between whether to rate based on my emotional response (horror stricken) or the artistic accomplishment (brilliant). Going to just rate based on how much I *enjoyed* it, if that's the right word. There is a lot of enjoyment in this just because it's a cinematic masterpiece. Brilliant depiction of a dark part of reality, with a neutral, humane stance on the value of the characters. But also disturbingly true to life. Stuck w/ me for years & bummed out for a week.
Rated 26 Nov 2009
84
69th
Seriously raw performance by Theron.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
32nd
Charlize Theron proves herself as a really good actress with this movie. It takes itself too seriously, and has a seriously annoying performance by Christina Ricci, but Theron makes it compelling, as does the fascinating real life story of her character. Has some pretty horrifying scenes of violence.
Rated 16 Oct 2012
70
35th
Incredible performances by Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci carry a by-the-numbers biopic.
Rated 26 Mar 2014
82
71st
81.500
Rated 05 Feb 2009
87
63rd
MONSTER is an unblinking disturbing portrait of a killer. In a performance that goes beyond weight gain and make-up techniques, Charlize Theron truly worthy of her Best Actress win at the oscars. Shes plays Wuornos as fearless and disturbed but she also manages to humanize this monster. This is an astonishing powerful piece of raw acting. The performance of Theron is one of the best performances by a actress I've ever seen in a movie.
Rated 12 Dec 2012
45
25th
Urrgh...... no. Theron transforms into a grotesque character, and does it well. But that doesn't save this for me. And Ricci is just downright annoying.
Rated 30 May 2009
70
29th
A well done movie as far as I remember.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
60
13th
Amusing, nothing worth seeing in this movie, although I really did have high hopes.
Rated 26 Nov 2012
90
83rd
Great acting , touching story!!
Rated 06 Oct 2009
80
43rd
Charlize Theron and Christina Ricci give kickass performances, MAN!
Rated 17 Dec 2018
78
33rd
Seri katil filmlerini severim. Aileen'in karakteri ve hikayesi gayet ilgi çekici. Ayrıca karakter ve duygusal analiz de ajitasyona çok girillmeden yapılmış. Theron resmen yaşayarak oynamış. Aynı zamanda filmin yapımcısı da o zaten. İzlerken Selby'e ayar oldum. Saçını başını yolasım geldi amcık suratlının. Ulan evde oturuyor bana ev al, araba al, bunları bana sen vaat ettin. Harbiden feministler haklı arkadaş bu konuda. Bence izlenmeli 7.8/10
Rated 09 Jun 2008
80
19th
The rape scene in this movie is the most chilling piece of cinematic sexual violence that I have ever seen. I honestly wish I had never seen the movie, although it is extremely well acted and well written. Some things are just too disturbing.
Rated 24 Sep 2013
80
41st
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Rated 10 Dec 2017
82
69th
very dark but it works
Rated 26 Sep 2008
85
91st
Charlize theron IS really good in this, though Ricci is no slouch either
Rated 01 Aug 2009
60
52nd
Average direction. Sensational lead performances.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
35th
Theron is amazing underneath all that makeup. But the story is slight and doesn't really have anything new to say about Aileen Wuornos the serial killer.
Rated 18 Feb 2011
75
49th
Overly simplistic portrayal, but very well acted and engrossing.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
60
58th
Creepy how close they got Theron to look like Wuornos....even the crazy eyes! ::shivers::
Rated 05 Jun 2008
89
78th
Interesting film.
Rated 25 Sep 2013
88
71st
Great movie
Rated 12 May 2010
53
26th
A harrowing masterpiece of a performance housed in a so-so movie. Theron is, of course, stupendous, but I don't think Christina Ricci is as bad as everyone else seems to think -- she actually gives a very strong rendition of a character that's both badly written and extremely unlikeable. The screenplay and direction are just a couple steps up from Lifetime movie of the week, but this is an actor's movie, and Charlize is so good that most of the time that stuff just doesn't matter.
Rated 25 May 2009
80
75th
Brutal
Rated 20 Feb 2007
85
71st
Pretty damn good.
Rated 26 Oct 2011
10
9th
"True crime, secret lesbians, Floridian trailer trash, and 80s pop music." - Jeremiah Kipp
Rated 27 Jun 2011
60
32nd
Good chemistry between Ricci and Theron, and Theron's "transformation" to ugliness is impressive, but otherwise riddled with flaws. The soundtrack and licensed music could have and should have been dropped completely. The acting is uniformly overdone, especially Ricci''s character's howling cartoons of parents. The film puts on airs of being edgy and unblinking, but its Hollywood nature is often betrayed. At best Monster feels like a decent character piece; at worst it feels like a star vehicle.
Rated 22 Feb 2007
65
73rd
Good film.
Rated 18 Mar 2011
69
44th
well played but not that impactfull
Rated 11 Aug 2007
90
96th
A revolting odyssey that has all the illusions of authenticity without ever corssing over to the territory of lifeless documentary.
Rated 16 Nov 2017
70
68th
The title is misleading. Wuornos certainly wasn't THAT bad. Compared with Ted Bundy or John Gacy she's almost sympathetic.
Rated 12 Jan 2007
67
52nd
I admired Charlize Theron's incredible Aileen performance, deserved the Oscar!!!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
75
37th
Ok Movie - Theron is amazing!
Rated 12 Nov 2015
75
59th
Let's be honest, we all went to this film for Charlize Theron
Rated 02 Jan 2011
81
69th
80.750

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