Monster's Ball
A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
Drama, Romance
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2001
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A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
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Rated:
R
Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
26 Dec 2001
Country:
US
Languages:
English, Ido
Budget:
$4,000,000
Revenue:
$44,900,000
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 15 wins & 23 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
It's not a polemic on the death penalty, race relations or family dynamics. It's a character study that really sticks with you.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
rotten:
A serious movie made by seriously talented people, and I never quite came 'round to it.
– Mark Caro,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jul 2002
fresh:
A textbook example of fearless filmmaking, exhibiting a brand of gritty realism that's hard to watch but impossible to ignore.
– Bill Muller,
Arizona Republic,
4 Mar 2002
fresh:
[Forster] tells his story with directness and simplicity and without the high hallmarks of the soaps' gooey emotional lubrication.
– Stephen Hunter,
Washington Post,
16 Feb 2002
fresh:
A powerful and poignant motion picture not about racism and redemption, as one might initially suppose, but about one of the most urgent and universal of human needs -- that of finding solace for pain and loneliness.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
10 Feb 2002