Monster's Ball

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Monster's Ball

(2001)

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Overview

Set in the southern USA, a racist white man, Hank, falls in love with a black woman named Leticia. Ironically, Hank is a prison guard working on Death Row who executed Leticia's husband. Hank and Leticia's inter-racial affair leads to confusion and new ideas for the two unlikely lovers.

Featured Crew

Will Rokos

Screenplay
Milo Addica

Screenplay
Marc Forster

Director

Top Billed Cast

Billy Bob Thornton

Hank Grotowski
Halle Berry

Leticia Musgrove
Heath Ledger

Sonny Grotowski
Sean Combs

Lawrence Musgrove
Coronji Calhoun

Tyrell Musgrove

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A review by Wuchak

6.0

Written by Wuchak on October 21, 2018

Powerful message in a melancholic drama bogged down by un-real contrivances and other issues

A father and son (Billy Bob Thornton and Heath Ledger) are correctional officers in Louisiana who live with their father, a former corrections officer and hateful racist (Peter Boyle). After overseeing the execution of a black man (Sean 'Diddy' Combs) a couple of tragedies compel the father, Hank (Thornton), to meet the struggling ex-wife of the executed man (Halle Berry).

The cast, locations, score and directing are all excellent. The problem is the contrived script, which tends to focus o... read the rest.

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Release Information

November 11, 2001

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Theatrical

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Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian 21 or older. The parent/guardian is required to stay with the child under 17 through the entire movie, even if the parent gives the child/teenager permission to see the film alone. These films may contain strong profanity, graphic sexuality, nudity, strong violence, horror, gore, and strong drug use. A movie rated R for profanity often has more severe or frequent language than the PG-13 rating would permit. An R-rated movie may have more blood, gore, drug use, nudity, or graphic sexuality than a PG-13 movie would admit.