Monsters and Men

Monsters and Men

One moment can change everything

Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green

Produced by Department of Motion Pictures, AgX

201896 min5.8 / 10

A tense, morally complex examination of police brutality and its rippling consequences across three interconnected lives in Brooklyn.

After capturing an illegal act of police violence on his cellphone, a Brooklyn street hustler sets off a series of events that alter the lives of a local police officer and a star high-school athlete.

Questions people ask

  • Is Monsters and Men sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Monsters and Men scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Monsters and Men violent? Somewhat. More violent than 72% of films.

  • Is Monsters and Men easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Does Monsters and Men end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 61% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

12/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love15

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Monsters and Men

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Monsters and Men

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Monsters and Men, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Monsters and Men, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Monsters and Men, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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