Beck 06 - The Monster
Seen it?1998 | 87 min | Crime, Thriller, Drama, Mystery
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Coffy, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Swedish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
A bomb threat is called in to a police station in Stockholm. The police bomb squad blows the briefcase to pieces and it looks like false alarm, until a baby is found inside. Soon, e-mails are sent out to every newspaper about the nasty situation that the police had tried to keep secret. Will the police ever overcome the "Monster"?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 668 people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Harald Hamrell
- Peter HaberMartin Beck
- Mikael PersbrandtGunvald Larsson
- Stina RautelinLena Klingström
- Per MorbergJoakim Wersén
- Ingvar HirdwallGrannen
- Rebecka HemseInger
- Fredrik UltvedtJens Loftegård
- Peter HüttnerOljelund
- Bo HöglundServitören
- Mia BensonÅklagare Lindgren