<P> A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J.A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness , based on his novel of the same name . The film stars Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Toby Kebbell , Lewis MacDougall , and Liam Neeson , and tells the story of Conor ( MacDougall ) , a child whose mother ( Jones ) is terminally ill ; one night , he is visited by a giant tree - like monster ( Neeson ) , who states that he will come back and tell Conor three stories . </P>
<P> A Monster Calls is a 2016 dark fantasy drama film directed by J.A. Bayona and written by Patrick Ness , based on his novel of the same name . The film stars Sigourney Weaver , Felicity Jones , Toby Kebbell , Lewis MacDougall , and Liam Neeson , and tells the story of Conor ( MacDougall ) , a child whose mother ( Jones ) is terminally ill ; one night , he is visited by a giant tree - like monster ( Neeson ) , who states that he will come back and tell Conor three stories . </P>
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Liam Neeson
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