Monster
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Film · TMDB
7.2In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.
Released: 2003-12-24109 minDir: Patty JenkinsCrime, Drama
Cast
- Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos
- Christina Ricci as Selby Wall
- Bruce Dern as Thomas
- Lee Tergesen as Vincent Corey
- Annie Corley as Donna
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Gene / Stuttering "John"
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
7.3/10
172,078 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Metacritic
74/100
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 31 wins & 26 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Patty Jenkins
- Written by
- Patty Jenkins
- Produced by
- Donald Kushner Brad Wyman Charlize Theron Mark Damon Clark Peterson
- Starring
- Charlize Theron Christina Ricci Bruce Dern Lee Tergesen
- Cinematography
- Steven Bernstein
- Edited by
- Arthur Coburn Jane Kurson
- Music by
- BT
- Production companies
- Media 8 Entertainment DEJ Productions Denver & Delilah Films VIP Medienfonds K/W Productions
- Distributed by
- Newmarket Films (North America), DEJ Productions (overseas)
- Release dates
- November 16, 2003 ( 2003-11-16 ) ( AFI Fest ) December 24, 2003 ( 2003-12-24 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 109 minutes
- Country
- United States
Key dates
- Published
- 7 April 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Aileen Wuornos
- Director
- Patty Jenkins
- Screenwriter
- Patty Jenkins
- Composer
- BT
- Narrative location
Article
Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins in her feature directorial debut. The film follows serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a sex worker who murdered seven of her male clients between 1989 and 1990 and was executed in Florida in 2002. It stars Charlize Theron as Wuornos and Christina Ricci as her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall (based on Wuornos's real-life girlfriend, Tyria Moore).
Monster had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 16, 2003. On February 8, 2004, it premiered at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear, while Theron won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 24, 2003, by Newmarket Films. Monster received positive reviews from critics and achieved box office success, grossing $64.2 million on a $1.5 million budget.