# A Monster Calls (2016)

> A grieving boy summons a towering tree monster whose unsettling stories force him toward the truth about his mother's illness and his own conflicting emotions.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/148095

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
- Director: J. A. Bayona
- Cast: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Ben Moor, James Melville, Oliver Steer, Dominic Boyle
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416532/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, eerie, tender, reflective viewing, family movie night

## Synopsis

A young boy confronts his deepest fears and learns the power of truth through an extraordinary friendship with a monster.

## Movies like A Monster Calls

- [The Babadook (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/138337)
- [Big Fish (2003)](https://ember.film/movie/468)
- [I Kill Giants (2017)](https://ember.film/movie/281654)
- [Song of the Sea (2014)](https://ember.film/movie/73575)
- [Orion and the Dark (2024)](https://ember.film/movie/1117483)
- [The Boy and the Heron (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/351345)
- [All of Us Strangers (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/927441)
- [The Magician's Elephant (2023)](https://ember.film/movie/551559)
- [Pete's Dragon (2016)](https://ember.film/movie/178643)
- [Where the Wild Things Are (2009)](https://ember.film/movie/9999)

---

Site overview: https://ember.film/llms.txt