Monsters: Dark Continent
A squad of soldiers battles insurgents and alien creatures in a war-ravaged Middle East where humanity has learned to live beside catastrophe.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- bleak
- tense
- sober
- war film marathon
- science fiction night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film impressively staged and shot but over-earnest, clichéd, and far less thoughtful or surprising than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The alien infestation and insurgency frame a recognizable modern military conflict, while the soldiers' mission foregrounds the human cost of war.
Noah and his unit confront fear, grief, aggression, and emotional breakdown during prolonged operations in the infected region.
The film's military operations rely on impressively staged combat imagery and a close, immersive presentation of violence.
Ten years after the original outbreak, worldwide infected zones and proliferating monsters coexist with ongoing insurgency and military deployments.
Films like Monsters: Dark Continent, and why
Black Hawk Down
military combat thriller with handheld battlefield intensity and grounded contemporary war atmosphere
District 9
science fiction war drama using alien or monstrous threats to explore soldierly trauma and moral disorientation
The Road
bleak post-apocalyptic military science fiction centered on survival amid hostile creatures
Movie Details
- Director
- Tom Green
- Release Date
- 2014-10-09
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Rating
- 4.7 / 10 (407)
Cast
- Johnny Harris
- Sam Keeley
- Joe Dempsie
- Kyle Soller
- Nicholas Pinnock
- Parker Sawyers
- Sofia Boutella
- Michaela Coel
- Jesse Nagy
- Uriel Emil Pollack
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Monsters: Dark Continent about?
- A squad of soldiers battles insurgents and alien creatures in a war-ravaged Middle East where humanity has learned to live beside catastrophe.
- What is Monsters: Dark Continent like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Monsters: Dark Continent as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Monsters: Dark Continent violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Monsters: Dark Continent as graphic.
- What did critics think of Monsters: Dark Continent?
- Critics broadly found the film impressively staged and shot but over-earnest, clichéd, and far less thoughtful or surprising than its predecessor.
- Which films are like Monsters: Dark Continent?
- Films with a similar feel include Black Hawk Down, District 9, and The Road.
- How long is Monsters: Dark Continent?
- Monsters: Dark Continent runs 119 minutes.
- Where can I watch Monsters: Dark Continent?
- In United States, Monsters: Dark Continent streams on fuboTV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
