'Monster' 2023: Online streaming release date and other details

'Monster''s digital release has been delayed. Well Go USA Entertainment premiered the film at the 76th Cannes Film Festival on May 17, 2023. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, 'Monster' was released in Japan on June 2, 2023. It also received a theatrical run in the United States starting November 22, 2023.

Digital release date

According to 'When To Stream', Well Go USA has pushed back the digital streaming release date for 'Monster'. Earlier, it was
listed to premiere on February 6, 2024, but will now launch on February 27, 2024.


Directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda from a screenplay written by Yuji Sakamoto, 'Monster' stars Sakura Ando as a mother who confronts a teacher after noticing disturbing changes in her son's behavior. It is the last scoring project by Ryuichi Sakamoto, who died two months before its release.

Long wait for digital release

'Monster' was praised by fans and critics, it earned a 97% critic approval rating and a 91% audience score from Rotten Tomatoes.It has also been praised by critics, who commended the main cast's performance, Hirokazu Kore-eda's master storytelling, and the film's cinematography.

Awards

'Monster' received two awards- the Queer Palm and Best Screenplay from the Cannes Film Festival. It received a six-minute ovation from audiences during the event.

Monster will be released on major digital platforms on February 27.

Single mom's struggle

The Japanese drama 'Monster' seems to be a tragedy about a troubled pre-teen boy. His single mother Saori (Sakura Ando) fails to understand little things about Minato Mugino (Soya Kurokawa), like a new haircut and a cut over Minato’s right ear. Some of these might appear as signs of a problem, like when Minato asks his mom if she thinks a person would still be human if they received a pig brain transplant. Minato also sings to himself a phrase that hangs over the rest of the movie like a slow-breaking raincloud: "Who’s the monster?"

FAQs:

When will 'Monster' be digitally released?
Earlier, 'Monster' was listed to premiere on February 6, 2024, but will now launch on February 27, 2024.

When was Monster released in theaters?
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, 'Monster' was released in Japan on June 2, 2023. It also received a theatrical run in the United States starting November 22, 2023.