---
title: 'A Monster Calls (2016)'
type: 'film'
director: 'J. A. Bayona'
released: '2016-09-09'
runtime_minutes: 108
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-monster-calls-2016'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416532/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# A Monster Calls (2016)

2016 · PG-13 · 108 min · Drama, Fantasy · United Kingdom, United States, Spain


## Synopsis

A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and starring Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, and Liam Neeson. Featuring a screenplay adapted by Patrick Ness from his own 2011 novel of the same name, the film follows a boy grappling with his mother's terminal illness who is visited and told stories by a giant anthropomorphic yew tree.

## Credits

- **Director:** [J. A. Bayona](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-a-bayona)
- **Screenplay:** [Patrick Ness](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-ness)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fernando Velázquez](https://cinepixo.com/people/fernando-velazquez)
- **Producer:** [Álvaro Augustín](https://cinepixo.com/people/alvaro-augustin), [Belén Atienza Azcona](https://cinepixo.com/people/belen-atienza-azcona), [Ghislain Barrois](https://cinepixo.com/people/ghislain-barrois)
- **Director of Photography:** [Óscar Faura](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-faura)
- **Editor:** [Bernat Vilaplana](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernat-vilaplana), [Jaume Martí i Farrés](https://cinepixo.com/people/jaume-marti-i-farres)

## Cast

- [Toby Kebbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/toby-kebbell)
- [Ben Moor](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-moor)
- [Liam Neeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/liam-neeson)
- [Geraldine Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/geraldine-chaplin)
- [Felicity Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/felicity-jones)
- [Sigourney Weaver](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigourney-weaver)
- [Lewis MacDougall](https://cinepixo.com/people/lewis-macdougall)
- [Jennifer Lim](https://cinepixo.com/people/jennifer-lim)
- [Lily-Rose Aslandogdu](https://cinepixo.com/people/lily-rose-aslandogdu)
- [Wanda Opalinska](https://cinepixo.com/people/wanda-opalinska)

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Official site: http://www.amonstercallsfilm.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/a-monster-calls-2016
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