A Monster Calls
“Stories are wild creatures.”
12-year-old Conor encounters an ancient tree monster who proceeds to help him cope with his mother's terminal illness and being bullied in school.
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Cast
22 people
Lewis MacDougall
Conor
Known for
House of the Dragon
His Dark Materials
Sigourney Weaver
Grandma
Known for
Avatar
Aliens
Felicity Jones
Mum
Known for
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
The Theory of Everything
Toby Kebbell
Dad
Known for
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Servant
Ben Moor
Mr. Clark
Known for
The Queen's Gambit
The Count of Monte Cristo
James Melville
Harry
Also in
The Favourite
Taken
Oliver Steer
Sully
No other roles listed
Dominic Boyle
Anton
Known for
The Alienist
Jennifer Lim
Miss Kwan
Known for
Hostel
Max Gabbay
Steven
Also in
The Alienist
Joe Curtis
Peter
Morgan Symes
Lawyer
Also in
The Refugees
ART e FACT
J. A. Bayona Director · Patrick Ness Screenplay Fernando Velázquez Composer
Worldwide gross $47M · Budget $43M · United States release December 23, 2016
Box office
Budget
$43,000,000
Worldwide gross
$47,309,313
Gross vs. budget
1.1×
Production
River Road Entertainment
Production
Participant
Production
Apache Films
Production
La Trini
Production
A Monster Calls
Production
Telecinco Cinema
Production
Focus Features
Studio
A Monster Calls AIE
Production
Apaches Entertainment
Production
Participant Media
Production
Spain · United States · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 9, 2016
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Spain · October 7, 2016
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · March 28, 2017
Physical
United States
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
May 12, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Austria
November 4, 2016 · Digital
Brazil
January 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Estonia
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
September 25, 2016 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
France
January 4, 2017 · Theatrical
April 27, 2017 · Digital
May 9, 2017 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
March 1, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
May 4, 2017 · Theatrical
Greece
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
April 20, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
January 5, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Ireland
January 1, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
May 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Japan
June 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Lithuania
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
May 10, 2017 · Physical · Blu ray / DVD
Poland
November 13, 2016 · Digital
Portugal
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Romania
February 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
Slovakia
August 13, 2026 · Digital · VOYO
October 31, 2026 · TV · DOMA
South Korea
September 14, 2017 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2016 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
Sweden
November 16, 2016 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
April 10, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu-ray
Switzerland
September 23, 2016 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
Ukraine
February 16, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 6, 2016 · Premiere · London Film Festival
January 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Vietnam
December 9, 2016 · Theatrical
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