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Monsters

  • 2010
  • PG
  • 1h 34m
IMDb RATING
6.3/10
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Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able in Monsters (2010)
Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.
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Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.

  • Director
    • Gareth Edwards
  • Writer
    • Gareth Edwards
  • Stars
    • Scoot McNairy
    • Whitney Able
    • Mario Zuniga Benavides
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    98K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,903
    371
    • Director
      • Gareth Edwards
    • Writer
      • Gareth Edwards
    • Stars
      • Scoot McNairy
      • Whitney Able
      • Mario Zuniga Benavides
    • 610User reviews
    • 345Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 14 wins & 15 nominations total

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    Scoot McNairy in Monsters (2010)
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    Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able in Monsters (2010)
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    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Andrew Kaulder
    Whitney Able
    Whitney Able
    • Sam Wynden
    Mario Zuniga Benavides
    • Ticket Seller
    Annalee Jefferies
    Annalee Jefferies
    • Homeless Woman
    Justin Hall
    Justin Hall
    • Marine
    Ricky Catter
    Ricky Catter
    • Marine
    Paul Archer
    Paul Archer
    • Marine
    Kerry Valderrama
    • Marine
    • (as Kerry Valderrema)
    Jonathan Winnford
    • Marine
    Stan Wong
    Stan Wong
    • Marine
    Anthony Cristo
    • Marine
    Mario Richardson
    • Marine
    Jorge Quirs
    • Marine
    Erick Arce
    • Marine
    Emigo Munkel
    • Marine
    Esteban Blanco
    • Marine
    Victor Vejan
    • Guerilla
    Cristopher Chararria
    • Guerilla
    • Director
      • Gareth Edwards
    • Writer
      • Gareth Edwards
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The film was improvised, with little to no outline of scenes and their direction. The two main actors were given a general outline of scenes and simply interacted with one another and the other cast members, many of whom were not actors. All the shots were improvised as well.
    • Goofs
      Sam can't get on the ferry because Andrew lost her passport, but when he bought the ticket the previous day, the sign said "no passport required."
    • Quotes

      Samantha Wynden: Doesn't that kind of bother you, that you need something bad to happen to profit from it?

      Andrew Kaulder: You mean, like a doctor?

    • Connections
      Featured in Behind the Scenes of 'Monsters' (2011)
    • Soundtracks
      El Cascabel
      Written by Lorenzo Barcelata

      Performed by Conjuntos Tlalixcoyan Y Medellin

      Published by Peer International Corp. USA

      Courtesy of Warner Music UK Limited

    User reviews610

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    8/10
    Satisfying movie, if you get what sci fi really is
    I first heard about this movie in a radio interview, so I was aware that it was very low budget. But lately "sci fi" movies have been all about escalating action to the point of absurdity. Classic sci fi is about people reacting to new/mysterious/dangerous situations. This movie has that, with interesting protagonists. It has echos of Sin Nobre and El Norte, and yes, the context of "alien substitution" echoes District 9. But it's not a re-make, and it's consistently entertaining, with a straight-ahead narrative. There are only a few moments where a shock reaction is telegraphed. A big studio would have made this story into an effects extravaganza. But in my opinion it's more effective showing limited interaction with the aliens.

    If you can handle real sci fi -- movies without the excesses of Transformers or 2012 -- this sci fi will satisfy.
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    • Oct 31, 2010

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2010 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Mexico
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site (France)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Mahluqlar
    • Filming locations
      • Yaxha, Maya ruins, Guatemala(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Protagonist Pictures
      • Vertigo Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $237,301
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $20,508
      • Oct 31, 2010
    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,060,438
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 34 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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