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Monster

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R,1hr 49min

Genre:

Drama

Released:

December 24, 2003

Director:

Patty Jenkins

Distributor:

Newmarket Film Group

Starring:

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern ...more

Synopsis: Model-turned-actress Charlize Theron leaves her glamorous image behind for this gritty drama, in which she plays a disturbed prostitute who becomes a serial killer. Aileen Wuornos (Theron) was a woman who survived a brutal and abusive childhood in Michigan to become a thick-skinned but emotionally damaged adult. Homeless most of her life, Wuornos subsisted by working as a street prostitute; later, when she was in Florida, down to her last five dollars and pondering suicide, she stopped into a bar ... Full Synopsis

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	Josh Ralske, AMG Review Perhaps Charlize Theron's awe-inspiring performance will be the thing that people remember most about Monster, but the film as a whole marks a surprisingly scrupulous and thought-provoking treatment of sensational subject matter from writer/director Patty Jenkins, making her feature debut. The film is good enough to be more than just a companion piece to filmmaker Nick Broomfield's outstanding documentaries ... Full Review

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	Charlize Theron Aileen Wuornos Christina Ricci Selby Wall Bruce Dern Thomas Scott Wilson Horton Rohrbach

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