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 | 62.399 |
Directed By
J. A. Bayona
Crew
Patrick Ness
J. A. Bayona
Ferran Domenech
Patrick Ness
Siobhan Dowd
Belén Atienza
Eugenio Caballero
Sarah Wheale
Sandra Hermida
Fernando Velázquez
Bernat Vilaplana
Jaume Martí
Patrick Ness
Jeff Skoll
Shaheen Baig
Ghislain Barrois
Stephen Noble
Mitch Horwits
Enrique López Lavigne
Óscar Faura
Sandra Hermida
Bill Pohlad
Ravi Bansal
Dídac Bono
Álvaro Augustin
Jaime Anduiza
Pilar Revuelta
Jonathan King
Patrick Wachsberger
Tom Holland
Steve Joberns
Félix Bergés
Pau Costa
Marese Langan
Marese Langan
Oriol Tarragó
Montse Ribé
David Martí
Margarita Huguet
Víctor Martí
Andrey Ryabovichev
Emma Saunders
Martí Albert
Manuel Carrión
Celine Gravez
Víctor Sarasa
Mónica Sánchez
Abner Marín
Esther Mestres
Marc Rial
Shaun Mills
Paul Lowe
Laura Díez Mora
Don Hoffman
David Valldepérez
Anna Aguilà
Jaime Gutiérrez Domínguez
Eugenio Mira
Fernando Trullols
Joseph Díaz
Peter McDonald
Quim Vives
Maryllis Gonzalez
Anna Capdevila
Marc Estrugo
Marc Orts
Ainara Castro
Javier González Leonardo
José Haro
Ana Charte
Kieran O'Neal
Jason Bond
Wasselena Bilak
Oriol Busquets
Alberto Bernad
Jen Rooks
Ruben Goldfarb
Marcel Cifré
Elizabeth Himelstein
Kelly Zampogna
Kyle D. Krajewski
Geraint Hixson
Edward Botham
Patricia Johnson
Anita Primett
Richard Rowntree
Chus Lucas
Jordi Florensa
Inés Font
Sarah Shepherd
Jaume Martí
Jose Ruiz
Albert Carreras
Layla Merrick-Wolf
Carmen Romero
Lyndsey Haluszczak
Ariel Margolis
Marc Bech
Srinivas Janapati
Thomas Barrera
Yousef El Awage
Josué Corral
Guillem Huertas
José Luis Rodríguez
Javier López Antía
Florian Müller
Sean Sevestre
Albert Ribas
Cuco Usín
Miquel Auguet
Debora Witte
Goyo Gámez
Tiger Rudge
Ramón Sánchez
Glòria Blanes
Cristina Malillos
Jesus Espin
Jan Zalar
Ian van Temperley
Queralt González
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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