Back
Monster

Crime · Drama

Monster

Based on a true story.

7.2(2,579) 12/24/2003 1h 49m
CrimeDrama

In 1989, prostitute Aileen Wuornos befriends and enters a relationship with a young woman named Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, Aileen's limited education lands her back on the corner. She's raped by a trick, who she kills. A string of murder and robbery follows that ultimately leads Aileen to becoming America's first female serial killer.

Play Trailer

Trailer

Advertisement · movie-mid-504

Top Cast

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Aileen Wuornos

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

Selby Wall

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Thomas

Lee Tergesen

Lee Tergesen

Vincent Corey

Annie Corley

Annie Corley

Donna

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Gene / Stuttering "John"

Marco St. John

Marco St. John

Evan / Undercover "John"

Marc Macaulay

Marc Macaulay

Will / Daddy "John"

Directed by

Patty Jenkins

Production

Reviews

John Chard

7/10

3/29/2020

We can be as different as we wanna be, but you can't kill people! Monster is the bleak story of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute and one of America's most notorious female serial killers. Based around facts of her life and death, the film primarily focuses on the last year of her freedom. Where after entering into a strange lesbian relationship with Selby Wall, Wuornos, fed up of being a abused by men, starts killing those calling on her services. Sad and potent is Patty Jenkins' first full length directorial effort. Though perhaps a touch guilty of pandering to Wuornos' own self created "monster" image, the film none the less has the right blend of sympathy and revulsion to make it a fascinating, if uneasy, experience. Former model Charlize Theron goes through a major transformation to

Andre Gonzales

5/10

8/1/2023

The movie was alright. It was more of a sadistic type of love story. What they failed to capture is really how nuts she was. Like do less of a love story and more of her psychoness. The bitch was crazy! All the crazy interviews with her and all the outbursts she did in court, where's that? This movie almost tried to make you feel sorry for her when they really didn't show just how crazy she really was.

CinemaSerf

7/10

10/26/2025

Charlize Theron is really quite convincing as the down-at-heel Aileen Wuornos, a real life character who went from hooker to serial killer in late 1980s Florida in the United States. Her’s is a dangerous profession where she encounters some of life’s slime who may pay her with cash or with a beating. It’s after one particularly toxic encounter that she finds herself in a gay bar where she meets Selby (Christina Ricci). Initially very sceptical of her new friend’s motives, she quickly finds herself determined to raise her game and try to provide for both of them. That is when she realises that she can lure her sex-starved gents and then instead of satisfying their needs, she can put six bullets into them and walk off with their wallets. Now she is clearly a little psychotic but she’s not in

Alunauwie

9/10

7/14/2026

Monster (2003) is a compelling biographical crime drama that follows the tragic life of Aileen Wuornos, showing how trauma, abuse, and isolation shaped her descent into violence. Charlize Theron's transformative, Oscar-winning performance brings emotional depth to a story that explores the blurred line between victimhood and criminality. Although it takes creative liberties with real events, the film remains a powerful character study that encourages empathy without excusing its protagonist's crimes. By alunauwie

Where to Watch

Streaming availability powered by JustWatch via TMDB

Community Reviews

Be the first to rate this title.

Loading…