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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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Your Monster
"Love can be a beast."
2024 1h 44m EN
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6.5TMDB Β· 130
RomanceComedyHorror
Synopsis
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After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming, monster living in her closet.
βLove can be a beast.β
Where to watch Β· US
Cast
Melissa Barrera
Laura Franco
Tommy Dewey
Monster
Edmund Donovan
Jacob
Kayla Foster
Mazie
Taylor Trensch
Scotty
Brandon Victor Dixon
Will
Meghann Fahy
Jackie Dennon
Ikechukwu Ufomadu
Don
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Caroline Lindy
- Writers
- Caroline Lindy
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
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ERA
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Released 2 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Caroline Lindy, shot by Will Stone. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Tim Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Daysha Broadway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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ERA
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Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey and Edmund Donovan carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Love can be a beast.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Caroline Lindy directs. Will Stone behind the camera. Tim Williams scores. Daysha Broadway cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Shot for just $0.3M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 2Released 2 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Caroline Lindy, shot by Will Stone. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Tim Williams. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Daysha Broadway shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Melissa Barrera and Tommy Dewey and Edmund Donovan carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "Love can be a beast.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt22741760 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Will Stone
- Original score
- Tim Williams
- Editing
- Daysha Broadway
- Production design
- Brielle Hubert
- Makeup / hair
- Bamike Ogunrinu
- Runtime
- 104 min Β· 1h 44m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $300,000
- Box office
- $809,893
- Return
- 270% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Also by
Caroline Lindy
Stills Β· wallpapers
Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Bombo Sports and Entertainment
US
Vertical
US
Merman
US
Key crew
- Executive ProducerClelia Mountford
- Associate ProducerMcKarah Dreyfous
- EditorDaysha Broadway
- Executive ProducerSharon Horgan
- Production DesignBrielle Hubert
- Executive ProducerBob Potter
- ProducerKira Carstensen
- Co-ProducerJack Taylor Cox
- ProducerCaroline Lindy
- Co-ProducerJackson Sinder
- ProducerKayla Foster
- ProducerShannon Reilly
- ProducerMelanie Donkers
- CastingScotty Anderson
- Makeup Department HeadBamike Ogunrinu
- EditorJon Higgins
- SongsThe Lazours
- Set Decoration BuyerTiffany Stoker
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- musical
- cancer
- based on short film
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2024-01-18Β· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere2024-03-01Β· Sun Valley Film Festival
- Theatrical2024-10-25R
- Digital2024-11-12R
- Digital2025-01-24RΒ· Max
- TV2025-01-25RΒ· HBO
Also known as
International titles
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