Love and Monsters
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Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
What critics thought
Critics on the whole found Love and Monsters a genuinely entertaining monster-adventure, with Dylan O'Brien's performance drawing wide approval — yet the gap between a near-universal positive response from reviewers and a more tempered audience and critical-score consensus suggests the film lands closer to crowd-pleasing comfort food than anything truly distinctive. The central tension in reviews is whether its cheerful familiarity is a feature or a flaw: some found its genre-blending energy refreshing, while others felt it coasted on well-worn coming-of-age and post-apocalyptic tropes.
“A fun if forgettable family-friendly adventure comedy set in a 'monsterpocalypse”
Jessica Kiang·Variety
“Love and Monsters is the rarest kind of movie these days: A fun, imaginative, genre-mashing adventure that was made with a modest amount of big studio money.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“The movie's last act offers complications both expected and surprising. For the most part, it satisfies, especially in what proves to be the pic's most elaborate action sequence.”
John DeFore·The Hollywood Reporter
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Michael MatthewsDirector
Dylan O'BrienJoel
Jessica HenwickAimee
Michael RookerClyde
Dan EwingCap
Ariana GreenblattMinnow
Ellen HollmanDana
Tre HaleRocko
Pacharo MzembeRay
Senie PritiKaren
Amali GoldenAva
Te Kohe TuhakaTim
Tasneem RocAnna Lucia
Marco BeltramiComposer
Marcus TrumppComposer
Matthew RobinsonWriter
Brian DuffieldWriter
Lachlan MilneCinematographyLove and Monsters
Seven years since the Monsterpocalypse began, Joel Dawson has been living underground in order to survive. But after reconnecting over radio with his high school girlfriend Aimee, Joel decides to venture out to reunite with her, despite all the dangerous monsters that stand in his way.
What critics thought
Critics on the whole found Love and Monsters a genuinely entertaining monster-adventure, with Dylan O'Brien's performance drawing wide approval — yet the gap between a near-universal positive response from reviewers and a more tempered audience and critical-score consensus suggests the film lands closer to crowd-pleasing comfort food than anything truly distinctive. The central tension in reviews is whether its cheerful familiarity is a feature or a flaw: some found its genre-blending energy refreshing, while others felt it coasted on well-worn coming-of-age and post-apocalyptic tropes.
“A fun if forgettable family-friendly adventure comedy set in a 'monsterpocalypse”
Jessica Kiang·Variety
“Love and Monsters is the rarest kind of movie these days: A fun, imaginative, genre-mashing adventure that was made with a modest amount of big studio money.”
David Ehrlich·IndieWire
“The movie's last act offers complications both expected and surprising. For the most part, it satisfies, especially in what proves to be the pic's most elaborate action sequence.”
John DeFore·The Hollywood Reporter
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Cast & Crew
Michael MatthewsDirectorDylan O'BrienJoelJessica HenwickAimeeMichael RookerClydeDan EwingCapAriana GreenblattMinnowEllen HollmanDanaTre HaleRockoPacharo MzembeRaySenie PritiKarenAmali GoldenAvaTe Kohe TuhakaTimTasneem RocAnna LuciaMarco BeltramiComposerMarcus TrumppComposerMatthew RobinsonWriterBrian DuffieldWriterLachlan MilneCinematographyStream
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