Monsters

"After six years, they're no longer aliens. They're residents."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.3/10

101,537 votes

75/100

Fresh

63/100

Metascore

6.2/10

1,747 votes

Great

Average

Poor

Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

🪐

Saturn Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Best International Film

🏅

Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

Sitges Film Festival best special effects

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$500,000

Production Cost

Worldwide

$5.6M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$237,301

United States

Profit

+$5.1M

ROI: +1028%

Budget Recovery1128% of budget

$0|Budget: $500,000|Revenue: $5.6M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

26.4K

Daily Avg

441

7-Day Trend

+9%

30 days agoToday

Wikipedia

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Belize

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1 Location Found

Story Setting

Set In

MexicoTexas

Themes & Subjects

#alieninvasion

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Monsters: Dark Continent

2014

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Gareth Edwards

Film Editing

Colin Goudie

Music / Score

Jon Hopkins

Production Design

Gareth Edwards

Production Companies

Vertigo Films

Distributors

Vertigo FilmsNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Monsters

Available in 38 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Darkroom	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
United Kingdom12A	Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, ITVX Premium	Rakuten TV, ITVX	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, BFI Player, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
CanadaR	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	Hoopla	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, FlixFling, YouTube
AustraliaM	—	—	JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom12A

CanadaR

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceTP

JapanG

Switzerland12

+5 more countries

Production

Director

Gareth Edwards

Writers

Gareth Edwards, Toby Rushton

Production Companies

Vertigo FilmsProtagonist Pictures

Cast

Scoot McNairy

Andrew Kaulder

Whitney Able

Samantha Wynden

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Mario Zuniga Benavides

Ticket Seller

Annalee Jefferies

Homeless Woman

Justin Hall

Marine

Ricky Catter

Marine

Paul Archer

Marine

No Image

Kerry Valderrama

Marine

No Image

Jonathan Winnford

Marine

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Stan Wong

Marine

No Image

Anthony Cristo

Marine

No Image

Mario Richardson

Marine

Tags & Keywords

mexicomonsterdystopiapyramidradiomelancholyinfectionusa–mexico borderforestalienalien invasioncentral americacattledead fishreality vs fantasy

External Links

IMDb Official Website Facebook Wikidata

Frequently Asked Questions

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Age Ratings by Country

Production

Director

Writers

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Cast

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