Monster (2003) Thriller Drama Crime Biography

Monster (2003) Movie Release Dates / Movie Details

Updated: October 28, 2024

Monster Plot Synopsis:

The true story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos who was convicted of luring men to their death and eventually executed in 2002. In 1989, she was working as a prostitute and finally makes a friend when she meets and begins a relationship with a young woman, Selby. Determined to straighten out her life, she tries to find legitimate work but with little education and limited social skills, she fails at every turn. She starts working as a hooker hitching rides along the local interstate highway and after robbing a few clients has an encounter with a vicious client whom she kills in self-defense. After that however she just takes to killing clients taking their money and car. Once arrested she claims self-defense but is eventually convicted.

Synopsis / Plot Summary: Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos, a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer.

Tagline: The first female serial killer of America

Charlize Theron gives a tour-de-force performance as America’s first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003)from director Patty Jenkins (Wonder Woman), which earned her accolades galore, including
the prestigious Best Actress Oscar® in 2004. Now more than 20 years on from its original, lauded theatrical release, the film is set for a Standard Edition release on 9 December 2024 from Second Sight Films.

Based on true events, this darkly chilling, gripping drama will be released on Blu-ray and comes with a host of special features; including interviews, archive commentaries and more listed below, that take you behind the
scenes and into the mind of a real-life Monster.

Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron – Mad Max Fury Road, Bomb Shell) has had it tough, but when the down-on-her-luck s** worker moves to Florida, she unexpectedly finds love and is determined to get her life back on track.

Befriending Selby Wall (Christina Ricci – Buffalo ’66, Yellow Jackets), a sweet but reserved young woman, a romance soon blossoms. But things take a dark turn when a john tries to assault Aileen. She fights back and
kills him and decides it’s time to give up the game.

But Aileen quickly discovers going straight isn’t that easy and is sucked back into a world of violent crime that escalates from petty theft to serial murder. As more and more men turn up dead, Selby starts to suspect the
woman closest to her is responsible.

This award-winning true-crime Monster movie is a must-have for your collection.

Standard Edition Blu-ray
(9 December 2024) Special Features

• Audio Commentary with writer / director Patty Jenkins, actor / producer Charlize Theronand producer Clarke Peterson
• Making a Murderer: a new interview with director Patty Jenkins
• Producing a Monster: a new interview with producer Brad Wyman
• Light From Within: a new interview with DoP Steven Bernstein
• Monster: The Vision and Journey
• Based on a True Story: The Making of Monster
• Deleted and Extended Scenes with Director Commentary
• Monster: Evolution of the Score
• Original Trailer
• English subtitles for the hearing impaired

Monster Movie Information:

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