A Monster Calls (2016)
Overview
A boy imagines a monster that helps him deal with his difficult life and see the world in a different way. Conor, a twelve-year-old boy, encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $43,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $47,300,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.825 |
Directed By
J.A. Bayona
Crew
Patrick Ness
J.A. Bayona
Ferran Domenech
Patrick Ness
Siobhan Dowd
Belén Atienza
Sandra Hermida
Sarah Wheale
Fernando Velázquez
Óscar Faura
Jaume Martí
Bernat Vilaplana
Shaheen Baig
Eugenio Caballero
Jaime Anduiza
Ravi Bansal
Dídac Bono
Pilar Revuelta
Stephen Noble
Álvaro Augustin
Ghislain Barrois
Sandra Hermida
Mitch Horwits
Jonathan King
Enrique López Lavigne
Patrick Ness
Bill Pohlad
Jeff Skoll
Patrick Wachsberger
Tom Holland
Steve Joberns
Oriol Tarragó
Marese Langan
Marese Langan
Félix Bergés
Pau Costa
David Martí
Montse Ribé
Cristina Malillos
Kelly Zampogna
Josué Corral
Goyo Gámez
Margarita Huguet
Jaume Martí
Víctor Martí
Anna Capdevila
Jesus Espin
Ruben Goldfarb
Eugenio Mira
Kieran O'Neal
Marc Rial
Mónica Sánchez
Fernando Trullols
Jan Zalar
Jason Bond
Joseph Díaz
Marc Estrugo
Javier López Antía
Ariel Margolis
Abner Marín
Florian Müller
Richard Rowntree
Andrey Ryabovichev
Emma Saunders
Sean Sevestre
Martí Albert
Marc Bech
Manuel Carrión
Laura Díez Mora
Don Hoffman
Kyle D. Krajewski
Shaun Mills
Marc Orts
Albert Ribas
Jose Ruiz
Wasselena Bilak
Ainara Castro
Geraint Hixson
Srinivas Janapati
Peter McDonald
Paul Lowe
Chus Lucas
Tiger Rudge
Cuco Usín
Ian van Temperley
Miquel Auguet
Thomas Barrera
Edward Botham
Oriol Busquets
Albert Carreras
Yousef El Awage
Jordi Florensa
Javier González Leonardo
Celine Gravez
José Haro
Guillem Huertas
Esther Mestres
José Luis Rodríguez
Víctor Sarasa
Ramón Sánchez
David Valldepérez
Quim Vives
Debora Witte
Layla Merrick-Wolf
Carmen Romero
Anna Aguilà
Alberto Bernad
Ana Charte
Marcel Cifré
Inés Font
Queralt González
Jaime Gutiérrez Domínguez
Glòria Blanes
Maryllis Gonzalez
Lyndsey Haluszczak
Elizabeth Himelstein
Patricia Johnson
Anita Primett
Jen Rooks
Sarah Shepherd
Natalie Wickens
Alvaro Garcia Gonzalez
Angela Cardin
Ángel Martínez
Jose Angel Moran
Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Arévalo
Emiliano Nanfaro
Glenn Amonitti
Nairye Apelian
Piotr Weiss
Piotr Weiss
Guillaume Fabre
Guillaume Laforge
Guillaume Duchaussoy
Ángel Rico Riesgo
TOP CAST
Lewis MacDougall
Conor
Sigourney Weaver
Grandma
Felicity Jones
Mum
Toby Kebbell
Dad
Ben Moor
Mr. Clark
James Melville
Harry
Oliver Steer
Sully
Dominic Boyle
Anton
Jennifer Lim
Miss Kwan
Max Gabbay
Steven
Joe Curtis
Peter
Morgan Symes
Lawyer
Max Golds
5-Year-Old Connor
Frida Palsson
Lily's Mum
Wanda Opalinska
Female Nurse
Patrick Taggart
Teacher
Lily-Rose Aslandogdu
Lily
Liam Neeson
The Monster (voice)
Geraldine Chaplin
The Head Teacher (uncredited)
Jake Talbot
Rollercoaster Boy (uncredited)
Lee Bolton
Rollercoster Rider (uncredited)
Garry Marriott
Paramedic (uncredited)
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