


and Jeffrey Wright Receives Heartbreaking First Trailer". "Netflix Drama 'Monster' Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. "Netflix Unveils A 2021 Film Slate With Bigger Volume & Star Wattage Scott Stuber On The Escalating Film Ambition". "Netflix Acquires 'Monster' Starring Jennifer Hudson, Kelvin Harrison Jr". ^ "Jennifer Hudson Sundance Film 'All Rise' Acquired by Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios".He decides to look through the court system and jail time as if it were a movie, and as if everyone saw him for what he truly was. Its about Steve Harmon, a black 17-year-old boy who is on trial for a felony murder he may or may not have committed. "Sundance Pic 'Monster' Gets New Title & Theatrical Deal With Byron Allen's ESMP". 'Monster' is based off the story by Walter Dean Myers. ^ "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup".

^ " 'Monster' Summary & Ending, Explained - Cultivates Drama With Hard-Hitting Dialogues | DMT".The website's critical consensus reads, " Monster would have benefited from a less heavy-handed approach, but Kelvin Harrison Jr.'s performance gives this timely drama emotional heft." According to Metacritic, which assigned a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 18 critics, the film received "mixed or average reviews". On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 68% of 62 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.1/10. It was released on their service on May 7, 2021. In November 2020, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film, with the title switching back to Monster. In April 2019, it was announced that Entertainment Studios had acquired distribution rights to the film, retitled All Rise. Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. John David Washington as Richard "Bobo" Evans.
