After six years, they're no longer aliens. They're residents.
Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an infected zone. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.
Monsters (2010) is a drama, thriller and science fiction film directed by Gareth Edwards, released on June 18, 2010 with a runtime of 1h 34m. It stars Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides and Annalee Jefferies. Viewers rate it 6.2 out of 10 across 1,833 ratings.
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Scoot McNairy
as Andrew Kaulder
Whitney Able
as Samantha Wynden
Mario Zuniga Benavides
as Ticket Seller
Annalee Jefferies
as Homeless Woman
Justin Hall
as Marine
Ricky Catter
as Marine
Paul Archer
as Marine
Kerry Valderrama
as Marine
Jonathan Winnford
as Marine
Stan Wong
as Marine
Anthony Cristo
as Marine
Mario Richardson
as Marine
Directed by Gareth Edwards, written by Gareth Edwards and Toby Rushton, produced by Allan Niblo and James Richardson.
Average viewer score of 6.2/10 from 1,833 ratings.
Story that is so down to earth in spite of talking about alien creatures that you think it could really happen ... only, it is not thrilling and gets boring at some point. The two main characters, though, are very well played by McNairy and Able.
Reviewed on March 6, 2014
I enjoyed this film. There, I said it. I have watched it twice and will again at a future time. I see it more as suspense rather than as an action thriller, the difference Hitchcock explained between a bomb going off and the tension of wondering if it is going to go off. A bulging muscled hero or a bulging cleavaged heroine wouldn't have improved it in my eyes. This is a different sort of alien invasion movie. In…
Reviewed on April 5, 2020
The more sci-fi I watch the more I pray that it isn’t the Americans who discover the potential for extraterrestrial life! This time, NASA sends a probe to collect data from something they think might bear fruit in outer space but they manage to cock up the re-entry of their spacecraft and reduce great swathes of Mexico to the status of a quarantine zone. On the wrong side of this restricted area is hardened…
Reviewed on February 15, 2025
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Monsters (2010) is available to stream on Magnolia Selects Amazon Channel, Monsters and Nightmares Amazon Channel and Warriors and Gangsters Amazon Channel, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home and FlixFling. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Monsters (2010) includes Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Mario Zuniga Benavides, Annalee Jefferies and Justin Hall. The film was directed by Gareth Edwards. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Monsters was released on June 18, 2010 and runs for 1h 34m.
Monsters (2010) holds an average rating of 6.2 out of 10 from 1,833 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama, thriller and science fiction films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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