Monster (2018 film)

Monster
Monster
	Release poster
Directed by	Anthony Mandler
Screenplay by	Radha Blank; Cole Wiley; Janece Shaffer;
Based on	Monster; by Walter Dean Myers
Produced by	Tonya Lewis Lee; Nikki Silver; Aaron L. Gilbert; Mike Jackson; Edward Tyler Nahem;
Starring	Kelvin Harrison Jr.; Jennifer Ehle; Tim Blake Nelson; ASAP Rocky; John David Washington; Jennifer Hudson; Jeffrey Wright;
Cinematography	David Devlin
Edited by	Joe Klotz
Music by	Harvey Mason Jr.
Production; companies	Bron Studios; Charlevoix Entertainment; Get Lifted Film Company; Tonik Productions; Red Crown Productions; Creative Wealth Media;
Distributed by	Netflix
Release dates	January 22, 2018 (Sundance); May 7, 2021 (United States);
Running time	98 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Monster is a 2018 American legal drama film directed by Anthony Mandler, from a screenplay by Radha Blank, Cole Wiley, and Janece Shaffer, based on the novel of the same name by Walter Dean Myers. It stars Kelvin Harrison Jr., Jennifer Ehle, Tim Blake Nelson, Nas, ASAP Rocky, Paul Ben-Victor, John David Washington, Jennifer Hudson, and Jeffrey Wright. Wright, Nas, and John Legend also serve as executive producers on the film.

Three years after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2018, the film was acquired by Netflix and released on May 7, 2021. It received generally positive reviews from critics.