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Monster's Ball

  • 7.0 /10

  • 1077

  • 85%

Plot

A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton as Hank Grotowski
Billy Bob Thornton

as Hank Grotowski

Heath Ledger as Sonny Grotowski
Heath Ledger

as Sonny Grotowski

Halle Berry as Leticia Musgrove
Halle Berry

as Leticia Musgrove

Sean Combs as Lawrence Musgrove
Sean Combs

as Lawrence Musgrove

Yasiin Bey as Ryrus Cooper
Yasiin Bey

as Ryrus Cooper

Will Rokos as Warden Velesco
Will Rokos

as Warden Velesco

Milo Addica as Tommy Roulaine
Milo Addica

as Tommy Roulaine

Coronji Calhoun as Tyrell Musgrove
Coronji Calhoun

as Tyrell Musgrove

Peter Boyle as Buck Grotowski
Peter Boyle

as Buck Grotowski

Taylor Simpson as Lucille
Taylor Simpson

as Lucille

Movie Facts

Rated

  • R

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • December 26, 2001

Production Companies

  • Lionsgate

  • Lee Daniels Entertainment

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $4,000,000.00

Revenue

  • $44,900,000.00

Runtime

  • 1.88 hrs

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***Powerful message in a melancholic drama bogged down by un-real contrivances and other issues*** A father and son (Billy Bob Thornton and Heath Ledger) are correctional officers in Louisiana who live with their father, a former corrections officer and hateful racist (Peter Boyle). After overseeing the execution of a black man (Sean 'Diddy' Combs) a couple of tragedies compel the father, Han…

***Powerful message in a melancholic drama bogged down by un-real contrivances and other issues*** A father and son (Billy Bob Thornton and Heath Ledger) are correctional officers in Louisiana who live with their father, a former corrections officer and hateful racist (Peter Boyle). After overseeing the execution of a black man (Sean 'Diddy' Combs) a couple of tragedies compel the father, Han…