Monsters of Man

2020 2h 12m EN

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6.4

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★6.4TMDB · 457

Science FictionAction

Synopsis

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A robotics company vying to win a lucrative military contract team up with a corrupt CIA agent to conduct an illegal live field test. They deploy four weaponized prototype robots into a suspected drug manufacturing camp in the Golden Triangle, assuming they'd be killing drug runners that no one would miss. Six doctors on a humanitarian mission witness the brutal slaughter and become prime targets.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Neal McDonough
Major
Brett Tutor
Mason
Jose Rosete
Boller
David Haverty
Kroger
Paul Haapaniemi
Jordan
Ryan Hough
Jantz
Ma Rynet
Keala
Kayli Tran
Tien

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mark Toia
Writers: Mark Toia, Jeff Hand, Mark Toia
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, Cambodia, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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3 / 7

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Australia, Cambodia, United States of America.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mark Toia, shot by Mark Toia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Christopher Elves. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 7

CAST

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Neal McDonough and Brett Tutor and Jose Rosete carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6456326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Mark Toia directs. Mark Toia behind the camera. Christopher Elves scores. Produced in Australia, Cambodia, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $1.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 6 years ago.
3International production across 3 countries: Australia, Cambodia, United States of America.
4Directed by Mark Toia, shot by Mark Toia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Christopher Elves. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Neal McDonough and Brett Tutor and Jose Rosete carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt6456326 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mark Toia
Original score: Christopher Elves
VFX supervisor: Raoul Teague
Runtime: 132 min · 2h 12m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,900,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Monsters of Man (2020)

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Dark Jedi2021-08-03
Make no mistake about it. This is a B-movie and should really be judged as such. As a B-movie it is a decent enough movie. It ticks off quite a few of the WTF points that B-movies tend to, well, just do for no good reason. It does tick off one or two good points as well and on the whole I cannot say that I regretted spending a bit more than two hours on this movie. The story is not really bad but rather overused and predictable. The science, especially the computer science, is written by someone rather clueless when it comes to informatics. On the other hand the robots are not really bad at all. The look sufficiently menacing but at the same time they look like a concept that could actually work. My two biggest gripes with the robots are that they shoot worse than imperial stormtroopers and their sensor suite sucks. I mean, come on, they do not seem to have anything else than normal visuals and audio. No radar, lidar. Not even thermal imaging for Christ sake! The characters and in particular their acting sucks as one would expect from a B-movie but it is tolerable. What is less tolerable is perhaps that they have chosen to include another classical B-movie trait. Most of the characters are useless and dysfunctional, screaming and arguing all the time. The two groups of people in the story are totally dysfunctional as groups and the only difference between the good guys and the bad guys is that the latter have a bunch of bona fide psychopaths among them. As I wrote, the story is decent for a B-movie but overused and very, very predictable. Unfortunately the ending is really crappy. It is like the writer run out of steam and just wanted to get it over with. It is a bit of a shame because the rest of the movie could easily be shortened 20 or so minutes. There’s some rather unnecessary fillers. With that time spent on a better ending this might have gotten a 3 out of 5 stars rating instead. Verdict, if you are a sci-fi, and to a lesser extent horror, movie fan it is worth watching as a popcorn flick when you have nothing better to do but that’s about it.
tresabhi2025-07-01
★ 2/10
"Monsters of Man" sets out to envision a future of humanoid robotic warfare, exposing the brutal reality of surgical strikes and their civilian toll. But despite its ambition, the film stumbles—hampered by predictable plotting, unfinished CGI, and wooden performances. With illogical character choices and a thin premise, it fails to leave a lasting impact.

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