Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- witty
- warm
- irreverent
- date night
- halloween viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film charming and emotionally engaging, with Melissa Barrera's performance and its assured horror-romance blend as major strengths.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Laura develops a relationship with the terrifying yet charming Monster in her closet, directly reshaping the Beauty and the Beast dynamic.
Laura is an actress whose renewed voice and onstage musical performance accompany her movement from vulnerability toward fierceness.
The film combines a romantic-comedy premise with horror gore, a terrifying closet-dweller, and an explicitly playful tone.
The Monster lives in Laura's closet, turning an ordinary home environment into the film's central supernatural meeting place.
Films like Your Monster, and why
Lisa Frankenstein
shares a romantic horror-comedy blend, fairy-tale transformation, and playful genre subversion
Warm Bodies
shares a horror-comedy premise, charismatic monster figure, and offbeat romantic tone
The Final Girls
shares a female-centered horror-comedy structure, bodily/emotional empowerment, and irreverent humor
The Shape of Water
shares a contemporary Beauty and the Beast variation, theatricality, and heightened romantic fantasy
Movie Details
- Director
- Caroline Lindy
- Release Date
- 2024-10-25
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (129)
Cast
- Melissa Barrera
- Tommy Dewey
- Edmund Donovan
- Kayla Foster
- Taylor Trensch
- Brandon Victor Dixon
- Meghann Fahy
- Ikechukwu Ufomadu
- Matthew Lamb
- Lana Young
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Your Monster about?
- A heartbroken actress discovers that the monster in her closet may be the strangest route back to desire, confidence, and her own voice.
- What is Your Monster like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Your Monster as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Your Monster violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Your Monster as moderate.
- What did critics think of Your Monster?
- Critics broadly found the film charming and emotionally engaging, with Melissa Barrera's performance and its assured horror-romance blend as major strengths.
- Which films are like Your Monster?
- Films with a similar feel include Lisa Frankenstein, Warm Bodies, The Final Girls, and The Shape of Water.
- How long is Your Monster?
- Your Monster runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Your Monster?
- In United States, Your Monster streams on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Standard with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
