Monster

2003 film directed by Patty Jenkins
Movie film Q459057
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Monster

Summary

Monster is a film[1]. Monster ranks in the top 0.41% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,192 views/month, #381 of 94,065).[2]

Key Facts

  • Monster received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3].
  • Monster's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Monster was directed by Patty Jenkins[5].
  • Patty Jenkins wrote the screenplay for Monster[6].
  • Monster's composer is recorded as BT[7].
  • Monster's genre is female buddy film[8].
  • Monster's genre is biographical film[9].
  • Monster's genre is drama film[10].
  • Monster's genre is crime film[11].
  • Monster's genre is LGBTQ-related film[12].
  • A cast member of Monster was Charlize Theron[13].
  • A cast member of Monster was Christina Ricci[14].
  • A cast member of Monster was Bruce Dern[15].
  • A cast member of Monster was Lee Tergesen[16].
  • A cast member of Monster was Pruitt Taylor Vince[17].
  • A cast member of Monster was Scott Wilson[18].
  • A cast member of Monster was Annie Corley[19].
  • A cast member of Monster was Marco St. John[20].
  • A cast member of Monster was Marc Macaulay[21].
  • A cast member of Monster was Kane Hodder[22].
  • A cast member of Monster was Brett Rice[23].
  • A cast member of Monster was Rus Blackwell[24].
  • Monster was produced by Charlize Theron[25].
  • Monster was produced by Mark Damon[26].
  • Monster was produced by Clark Peterson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Charlize Theron[25], Mark Damon[26], Clark Peterson[27], Brad Wyman[28], and Donald Kushner[29]. Monster was directed by Patty Jenkins[5]. Patty Jenkins wrote the screenplay for Monster[6]. Cast members include Charlize Theron[13], Christina Ricci[14], Bruce Dern[15], Lee Tergesen[16], Pruitt Taylor Vince[17], and Scott Wilson[18].

Publication

Publication dates include November 16, 2003[30], January 9, 2004[31], January 30, 2004[32], February 6, 2004[33], February 8, 2004[34], and February 13, 2004[35]. The original language of Monster was English[36]. Genres include female buddy film[8], biographical film[9], drama film[10], crime film[11], and LGBTQ-related film[12].

Reception

Monster received the Academy Award for Best Actress[3]. Reviews include 7.2/10[37], 82%[38], and 74/100[39].

Why It Matters

Monster ranks in the top 0.41% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,192 views/month, #381 of 94,065).[2] Monster has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Monster is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

FAQs

What awards did Monster receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Actress[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 340855
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 340855, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269764|batch #269764]]"
  2. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 1543
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P7222]]: 1543, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258751992|モンスター(2003) (#258751992)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] #mix'n"
  3. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 30240
    P14710 → F00003
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 30240, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1980s
    Described by source → BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women, Women Make Film
    Publication date → +2003-11-16T00:00:00Z, +2004-01-09T00:00:00Z, +2004-01-30T00:00:00Z +32
    Screenwriter → Patty Jenkins
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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