Monolith

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Monolith

R

2024

1h 34m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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87%

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55 Reviews

55%

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100+ Ratings

While trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist begins investigating a strange conspiracy theory. But as the trail leads uncomfortably close to home, she is left to grapple with the lies at the heart of her own story.

Critics Consensus

Carried by Lily Sullivan's outstanding lead performance and enriched by an expertly administered sense of creeping claustrophobia, Monolith is an eerie thriller that burns slow and lingers.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

02/28/2024

3/4

An industrious indie that defies its genre conventions every step of the way.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

02/20/2024

4/5

Matt Vesely’s impressive debut ably stakes out its own territory, not least in the vast distances covered by a single on-screen actor and a handful of vocal performances.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

02/16/2024

3/4

In the end, the goal was clearly to trap us in the increasingly fractured mind of a single person who increasingly believes what is beyond believable. Mission accomplished.

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Jul 24

4/5

Superbly moody, dark, and chilling, Monolith is simple yet thoroughly effective with a story and central performance that is sure to burrow into your brain for weeks after watching.

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Jorge Loser

Espinof

08/28/2024

3/5

The final sequence delivers a couple of terrifying scenes that stand out for their elegance and make Matt Vesely a director to watch... [Full review in Spanish]

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Hernán Ferreirós

La Nación (Argentina)

06/10/2024

3/5

Just as 2001 pondered upon humanity's place within the cosmos, this film pursues a no less elusive problem: the place of truth in the age of digital media. [Full review in Spanish]

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Melissa L

@Agent99 17h

I found the movie quite dull until near the ending. It became interesting, and a little bit horrifying. The ending left you guessing.

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William T.

@Will1 19h

How much are critics paid to give a bad movie high marks? 87% on RT? Me thinks not. This is not a slow burn it’s a slow dud.

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Ibrick T

@Ibrick Jun 1

It's a slow but half decent story until the ending is revealed. Then you'll be sorry you sat through it!

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L W.

@phillybird52 May 19

I really enjoyed this one. It’s a slow burn science fiction type drama I had to read about the theories of the ending which really made the movie all that more interesting to me

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Will C

@RT18582368 May 16

Lost me in the first 10 minutes. Boring

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Oscar E.

@oscarpac Apr 22

Slow burn. It was definitely worth the wait. Leaving this movie with lots of dread! Absolutely thought it was a fresh new idea.

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Synopsis

While trying to salvage her career, a disgraced journalist begins investigating a strange conspiracy theory. But as the trail leads uncomfortably close to home, she is left to grapple with the lies at the heart of her own story.

Director: Matt Vesely
Producer: Bettina Hamilton
Screenwriter: Lucy Campbell
Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment
Production Co: The South Australian Film Corporation
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 16, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 16, 2024
Runtime: 1h 34m