Monster

Patty Jenkins's feature directorial debut, Monster, is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by her. Aileen Wuornos, a street prostitute who murdered seven of her male clients between 1989 and 1990 and was executed in Florida in 2002, is the subject of the film.

The film won numerous awards and nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, and the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (Patty Jenkins). Theron's performance has received critical acclaim, with film critic Roger Ebert describing it as "one of the greatest performances in the history of cinema". The American Film Institute named the film one of the top ten films of 2003.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Patty Jenkins

Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern

Release dates: November 16, 2003

Running time: 109 minutes