A lifetime of change can happen in a single moment.
A prison guard begins a tentative romance with the unsuspecting widow of a man whose execution he presided over.
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Character
Earnest, contemporary, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
Who loves it, who doesn't
18 profiled raters. Loved most by The Prestige Hunters; disliked most by The Formalists.
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“Is Monster's Ball emotionally manipulative?”
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Cast
- Billy Bob ThorntonHank Grotowski
- Heath LedgerSonny Grotowski
- Halle BerryLeticia Musgrove
- Sean CombsLawrence Musgrove
- Yasiin BeyRyrus Cooper
- Will RokosWarden Velesco
- Milo AddicaTommy Roulaine
- Coronji CalhounTyrell Musgrove
- Peter BoyleBuck Grotowski
- Taylor SimpsonLucille
Crew
- Marc ForsterDirector
- Milo AddicaWriter
- Will RokosWriter
- Roberto SchaeferDirector of Photography
- Asche & SpencerOriginal Music Composer
- Matt ChesséEditor
- Lee DanielsProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
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The Salesman 201681% alikeBoth grave, contemporary, earnest.
In the Valley of Elah 200780% alikeBoth earnest, contemporary, grave.
Crime 202176% alikeSeries · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
Your Honor 202076% alikeSeries · Both earnest, contemporary, grave.
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