Monster's Ball (2001)
Directed by Marc Forster · 113 min · Drama, Romance
64.1 TOPICAL score · #1,053 of 6,776 films
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Monster's Ball (2001, directed by Marc Forster) has a TOPICAL score of 64.1 - ranked 1,053 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and cast. It won 7 awards from 16 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress. Critics: 85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69. Audiences: TMDB 6.8/10 (1,131 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 37 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics85% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.3/10 critics' average · Metacritic 69
- AudienceTMDB 6.8/10 (1,131 ratings)
- Awards7 wins, 16 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actress; Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role; National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 37 languages
- Still read59,442 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton (actor #368), Heath Ledger (actor #69), Halle Berry (actor #586), Sean Combs