A Monster Calls
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Determination: Connor [Lewis MacDougall] and The Monster [Liam Neeson].
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"Unforgettable masterpiece"
ED DOUGLAS
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"If Bayona is the Next Steven Spielberg, then A MONSTER CALLS is his E.T."
SEAN O'CONNELL
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"One of the best movies of the year."
REBECCA PAHLE
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Felicity Jones
Sigourney Weaver
Toby Kebbell
Liam Neeson
Lewis MacDougall
J.A. Bayona
Patrick Ness
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"Break The Windows" Clip
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"In The Eyes" Clip
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"Messily Ever After" Clip
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"I've Come To Get You" Clip
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"Face Your Fears" Spot
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Sigourney Weaver on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Sigourney Weaver Speaks to The Hollywood Reporter
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The New York Times Profiles Felicity Jones
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Official Trailer: Focus Features and J.A. Bayona Present A...
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Lewis MacDougall as Conor
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The role of Conor is a very demanding one, physically and emotionally. Lewis was so courageous, so present, so truthful.
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MacDougall is fantastic in what should be considered an Academy Award-worthy performance.
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Mom: Felicity Jones stars in J.A. Bayona's A Monster...
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Entertainment Weekly Introduces A Monster...
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Felicity Jones is absolutely devastating.
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Determination: Connor [Lewis MacDougall] and The Monster [Liam...
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Change: Struggling to understand one another, love must carry Connor...
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J.A. Bayona Talks with Gold Derby
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Early Concept Art by Daniel Carrasco
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Writer Patrick Ness and the Backstory of A...
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SFX Artist David Marti Captures BTS Moment of...
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Connor: In just his second on-screen role, young Lewis MacDougall portrays Connor - a boy determined not to lose his mother.
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Patrick Ness Named One of "Hollywood's 25 Most...
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BTS: A Look at A Monster Calls' Animated Sequences
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Concept Art by Daniel Carrasco Jabalera
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Felicity Jones as Mom
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And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard. And I'll be right there. You might not see me, but I'll be right there, breaking 'em along with you.
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Faith: A boy confronted with a monumental shift in what he once considered "normal", Connor [Lewis MacDougall] will stand tallest when atop the shoulders of The Monster [Liam Neeson].
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Liam Neeson as The Monster
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Illustrated: Connor [Lewis MacDougall] brings his imagination to life...
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Illustrator Andreu Zaragoza's Monster
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One of the best films of 2016.
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J.A. Bayona, Director
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Monster Building
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I saw this as a powerful and important story to tell as a movie – an adventure that anyone can relate to.
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Sigourney Weaver as Grandma
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Life: Director J.A. Bayona brings Patrick Ness' novel A Monster Calls to life with beautiful, signature scenes lensed by cinematographer Fernando Velázquez.
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Toby Kebbell as Dad
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Origin: J.A. Bayona directs A Monster Calls from a script by the novel's author Patrick Ness. The novel was awarded 2012's Carnegie and Greenaway Medals.
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Escape: No matter the level of fear, anger or confusion, Connor...
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Belief is half of all healing. Belief in the cure, belief in the future that awaits. Your belief is valuable, so you must be careful where you put it. And in whom.
