Monster's Ball

Monster's Ball

2002

Death row in the Louisiana State Penitentiary is the hothouse backdrop for this hard-hitting drama about racist prison guard Billy Bob Thornton, who falls in love with the wife (Best Actress Oscar winner Halle Berry) of a condemned man he helped execute. Peter Boyle plays Thornton's hopelessly bigoted father, and rapper Sean "Puffy" Combs astonishes as Berry's ill-fated, "dead man walking" husband.

A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.

Winner of 1 Academy Award

JBscale
75
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Drama
Length
1 hr. 52 mins.
US Theatrical Release
February 8, 2002
US Box Office
$31,252,964 (#2789 of 7538)
Global Office
$45,011,434 (#2563 of 4500)
Rating
R
Restricted
Language, Strong Sexual Content, Violence

Collection Detail

Edition
Digital Only
Resolution | Digital Platform
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Lions Gate Films
Released
November 4, 2008
Acquired Date
February 21, 2012
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
February 12, 2006

Actors

Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs
Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs
Mos Def
Mos Def
Will Rokos
Will Rokos
Milo Addica
Milo Addica
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
Taylor Simpson
Taylor Simpson
Gabrielle Witcher
Gabrielle Witcher
Amber Rules
Amber Rules
Charles Cowan Jr.
Charles Cowan Jr.
Taylor LaGrange
Taylor LaGrange
Anthony Bean
Anthony Bean
Francine Segal
Francine Segal
John McConnell
John McConnell
Marcus Lyle Brown
Marcus Lyle Brown
Leah Loftin
Leah Loftin
Coronji Calhoun
Coronji Calhoun

Directors

Marc Forster
Marc Forster

Producers

Lee Daniels
Lee Daniels

Writers

Milo Addica
Milo Addica
Will Rokos
Will Rokos

Awards & Accolades

  • 2001 Oscar : Best Actress - Halle Berry

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User Reviews

  • 3.16.2007 by biglummox (8/10)

Ratings

JB Users
80
Excellent
RT Fresh Certified
85%
Tomatometer
142 votes
RT Hot
67%
Popcornmeter
2,248 votes
METASCORE
69
32 votes
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
95,667 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Kids-in-Mind
  3. Common Sense Media