Little Monsters

2019

Little Monsters

Critics Consensus

Led by typically outstanding work from Lupita Nyong'o, Little Monsters is a horror/rom-com hybrid that proves the zombie genre still has fresh brains to savor.

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Verified Ratings: 9
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Little Monsters follows Dave (Alexander England), a washed-up musician who volunteers to chaperone his nephew's kindergarten class field trip after taking a serious liking to the fearless schoolteacher, Miss Caroline (Lupita Nyong'o). Dave's intentions are complicated by the presence of the world's most famous kids' show personality and competition for Miss Caroline's affections, Teddy McGiggle (Josh Gad). One thing none of them bargained for, however, is a sudden zombie outbreak. Will Dave rise to the occasion and have a chance at Miss Caroline's heart, or will the zombies get there first?
  • Rating:
    R (for bloody zombie violence, crude sexual content, language throughout and brief drug use)
  • Genre:
    Comedy, Horror
  • Directed By:
    Abe Forsythe
  • Written By:
    Abe Forsythe
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    NEON/Hulu

Cast

Lupita Nyong'o
as Miss Caroline
Alexander England
as Dave
Josh Gad
as Teddy McGiggle
Kat Stewart
Diesel La Torraca

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  • Dec 18, 2019
    Little Monsters was pretty good, but there's one glaring issue I found with it. The funniest bits in the movie (which for a comedy basically reads as: "best") all happen before there's any actual zombies. The establishing of characterisation in the first twenty minutes was more enjoyable than anything that came in the actual "plot". But to say that the opening of a movie was great and the rest of it, merely good, is about the least scathing of a criticism that you can give a movie, so Little Monsters still comes away with a recommendation.
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Oct 23, 2019
    Writer/director Abe Forsythe asks the cinematic question: how to keep a bevy of little cherubic ones safely ensconced in the magic bubble of childhood in the midst of a zombie apocalypse? Intentions are good and meant to be laugh-out-loud funny but the results sometimes don't feed the need. Nyong'o and Gad bring the big guns though. Not bad.
    Kevin M. W Super Reviewer
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