Monster
“Based on a true story.”
In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
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Cast
37 people
Charlize Theron
Aileen Wuornos
Known for
Mad Max: Fury Road
Atomic Blonde
Christina Ricci
Selby Wall
Known for
Wednesday
Sleepy Hollow
Bruce Dern
Thomas
Known for
Nebraska
The Hateful Eight
Lee Tergesen
Vincent Corey
Known for
The Purge
Oz
Annie Corley
Donna
Known for
The Killing
The Bridges of Madison County
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Gene / Stuttering "John"
Known for
The Legend of 1900
Constantine
Marco St. John
Evan / Undercover "John"
Known for
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
Tightrope
Marc Macaulay
Will / Daddy "John"
Known for
Killer Joe
Bad Boys
Scott Wilson
Horton / Last "John"
Known for
The Walking Dead
The OA
Rus Blackwell
Cop
Known for
Banshee
SIX
Tim Ware
Chuck
Known for
Candy
Sabotage
Stephan Jones
Lawyer
Known for
Die Hart
Teenage Bounty Hunters
Patty Jenkins Director · BT Composer Steven Bernstein Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $58M · Budget $8M · United States release December 24, 2003
Box office
Budget
$8,000,000
Worldwide gross
$58,469,210
Gross vs. budget
7.3×
Production
Media 8 Entertainment
Production
DEJ Productions
Production
K/W Productions
Production
Denver & Delilah Productions
Production
VIP Medienfonds 2
Production
MDP Worldwide
Production
Taurus Film
Production
Denver and Delilah Productions
Production
Newmarket Films
Production
VIP 2 Medienfonds
Production
United States · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 16, 2003
Premiere · AFI Film Festival
United States · December 24, 2003
Limited theatrical
United States
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Australia
March 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 30, 2004 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 26, 2004 · Theatrical
France
April 14, 2004 · Theatrical
Germany
April 15, 2004 · Theatrical
Greece
February 27, 2004 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 13, 2004 · Premiere · Dublin Film Festival
April 9, 2004 · Theatrical
Japan
September 25, 2004 · Theatrical
Netherlands
March 18, 2004 · Theatrical
November 17, 2007 · TV · RTL 5
December 20, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
May 7, 2004 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 26, 2004 · Theatrical
Russia
March 11, 2004 · Theatrical
South Korea
June 18, 2004 · Theatrical
Switzerland
February 19, 2004 · Digital
United Kingdom
April 2, 2004 · Theatrical
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