Patty Jenkins MONSTER Gets A Standard Blu-ray Release From Second Sight Films
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 December 9th 2024 from Second Sight Films.
HORRORSECOND SIGHT FILMSBLU-RAY
‘It’s got the energy of shocksploitation trash, the insights of
shrewd psychological drama and, most importantly, it’s got a
barnstorming performance from Charlize Theron’
★★★★
The Guardian
‘Immaculate performances combine with confident…
direction… a thought-provoking drama laced with humour
and pathos… a great soundtrack, too’
★★★★
Empire
‘Theron's performance is a tour de force, picking up Jenkins's
contentious baton with extreme gusto’
★★★★
Eye For Film
‘What Charlize Theron achieves… isn't a performance but an embodiment... one of the greatest performances in
the history of the cinema’
★★★★
Rogerebert.com
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 sex 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.