Monster's Ball
“A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.”
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
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Cast
32 people
Billy Bob Thornton
Hank Grotowski
Known for
Armageddon
Bad Santa
Heath Ledger
Sonny Grotowski
Known for
The Dark Knight
10 Things I Hate About You
Halle Berry
Leticia Musgrove
Known for
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
X-Men: The Last Stand
Sean Combs
Lawrence Musgrove
Known for
Made
Draft Day
Yasiin Bey
Ryrus Cooper
Known for
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
16 Blocks
Will Rokos
Warden Velesco
Also in
Trespassing
Milo Addica
Tommy Roulaine
Known for
Birth
The King
Coronji Calhoun
Tyrell Musgrove
No other roles listed
Peter Boyle
Buck Grotowski
Known for
Taxi Driver
Young Frankenstein
Taylor Simpson
Lucille
Also in
The Hawk Is Dying
House of Secrets
Gabrielle Witcher
Betty
No other roles listed
Amber Rules
Vera
No other roles listed
Marc Forster Director · Milo Addica Writer Will Rokos Writer
Worldwide gross $45M · Budget $4M · United States release December 26, 2001
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$44,900,000
Gross vs. budget
11.2×
Production
Lionsgate
Production
Lee Daniels Entertainment
Production
Lions Gate Films
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Ido
Release dates
United States · November 11, 2001
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 26, 2001
Limited theatrical
United States
February 8, 2002 · Theatrical
Australia
March 28, 2002 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Canada
February 22, 2002 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 26, 2002 · Theatrical
France
March 20, 2002 · Theatrical
Germany
September 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Greece
April 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 28, 2002 · Digital
Ireland
June 7, 2002 · Theatrical
Japan
July 20, 2002 · Digital
Netherlands
May 2, 2002 · Theatrical
May 18, 2005 · TV · Net 5
February 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
July 5, 2011 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
May 31, 2002 · Digital
South Korea
October 25, 2002 · Theatrical
Spain
April 5, 2002 · Theatrical
Switzerland
March 7, 2002 · Digital
United Kingdom
June 7, 2002 · Theatrical
February 24, 2003 · Physical · DVD
January 12, 2026 · Physical · Blu-ray
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