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Monster
Directed by
Patty Jenkins
R
2003
1h 50m
Drama
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Crime
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7.3
82%
81%
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Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.
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Cast of Monster
Charlize Theron
Aileen Wuornos
Christina Ricci
Selby Wall
Bruce Dern
Thomas
Lee Tergesen
Vincent Corey
Annie Corley
Donna
Pruitt Taylor Vince
Gene / Stuttering "John"
Marco St. John
Evan / Undercover "John"
Marc Macaulay
Will / Daddy "John"
Scott Wilson
Horton / Last "John"
Rus Blackwell
Cop
Tim Ware
Chuck
Stephan Jones
Lawyer
Brett Rice
Charles
Kaitlin Riley
Teenage Aileen
Cree Ivey
7-Year-Old Aileen
Catherine Mangan
Justy
Magdalena Manville
Bar Lap Girl
T. Robert Pigott
Bartender
Romonda Shaver
Employment Agent
Glenn R. Wilder
Restaurant Manager
Elaine Stebbins
Wife at Accident
Kane Hodder
Undercover Cop
Christian Stokes
Undercover Cop
Lyllian Barcaski
Bar Girl
Nonalee Davis
Bar Girl
Bubba Baker
Cubby
Al
Himself
Cannonball
Himself
Chad Vaccarino
Trevor
Gene R. Stephenson
Judge
Jesse Stern
Skate Rink Attendant
Billy Boylan
Police Chief
Jim R. Coleman
Newscaster
Chandra Leigh
Cute Teenage Attendant
Lori McDonald
Attendant
Adam Brown
Attendant
Ed Donovan
State Prison Guard (uncredited)
Monster Ratings & Reviews
Ryezoo
February 20, 2025
Lesbian Action that's actually disgusting Charlize Theron acts her ass off in this movie. Very deservedly won the Oscar and carried this movie. The character was fleshed out really well and the film never bore.
Houston Chronicle
Eric Harrison
If the film is a bit too soft on its subject, it is even more taken with its leading lady. Theron overwhelms.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
[An] intricate and tender movie.
Arizona Republic
Bill Muller
[Theron] captures the essence of the woman, a lifelong victim who preys on her customers with the determined sadness of someone who has finally snapped inside.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
There's Theron, like a force of nature, compelling us to go beyond TV-movie supposition and look Wuornos straight in the eye.
Austin Chronicle
Marjorie Baumgarten
Certainly, the much-ballyhooed performance of Theron is ferocious and terrifying.
Las Vegas Mercury
Jeannette Catsoulis
That Theron rises to the challenge is remarkable; the challenge for audiences will be to avoid confusing a great performance with a great movie.
Lessons of Darkness
Nick Schager
With the exception of Charlize Theron's masterful performance as Wuornos, the film is a misguided mess.
Common Sense Media
Nell Minow
Powerful, painful for mature audiences only.
MovieFreak.com
Sara Michelle Fetters
Great, good for her, Theron's performance here easily one for the ages. Too bad the movie it's given in doesn't deserve it, Monster a monstrously disappointing mess.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Walks a very delicate line: It doesn't excuse or glamorize the actions of its main character, serial killer Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron), but it does offer an understanding of her -- or, at least, of the version of Wuornos this film presents.
Observer
Andrew Sarris
Ms. Theron has ventured far beyond mere surface impersonation -- although that is startling enough -- to an insightful penetration of her subject's psyche.
Washington Post
Michael O'Sullivan
An okay movie made nearly great by one great thing: the bravura, mercilessly watchable performance of Charlize Theron.
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
Improbable as it sounds in such a brutal protagonist, Aileen has a three-dimensional credibility.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
Theron's work here stands with that of Jennifer Connelly, Hope Davis, Naomi Watts, Cate Blanchett and Charlotte Rampling as one of the best female performances of 2003.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Its series of weak excuses and cliched insights illuminate nothing, and the movie ends up little more than a lesbian slasher flick.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
There's the uncanny sensation that Theron has forgotten the camera and the script and is directly channeling her ideas about Aileen Wuornos. She has made herself the instrument of this character.
Boston Globe
Ty Burr
A gruesome, helpless spiral barely saved by an actress locating humanity where few would have cared to bother.
Dallas Morning News
Chris Vognar
Monster is a brave, unsettling film, a little rough around the edges but unflinching to the end.
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
Brings the horror stories of everyday life down to a recognizable level.
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