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Monster Summer

Monster Summer

Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery · 2024

When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

Movie details

Monster Summer

“It's the summer when everything changed.”

2024 Adventure · Fantasy · Mystery 1h 38m

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6.3 / 10

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When a mysterious force begins to disrupt their big summer fun, Noah and his friends team up with a retired police detective to embark on a monstrous adventure to save their island.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The people responsible.

Directed by

David Henrie

Written by

Cornelius Uliano · Bryan Schulz

Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson

Gene Carruthers

Mason Thames

Mason Thames

Noah Reed

Julian Lerner

Julian Lerner

Eugene Wexler

Abby James Witherspoon

Abby James Witherspoon

Sammy Devers

Noah Cottrell

Noah Cottrell

Ben Driskel

Nora Zehetner

Nora Zehetner

Abby Reed

Lorraine Bracco

Lorraine Bracco

Miss Halverson

Court is in session

Put Monster Summer on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.