Monster's Ball

Name: Monster's Ball
Released: 2001-01-01
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Heath Ledger, Halle Berry, Sean Combs, Yasiin Bey

2001| 1h 47m| IMDb 6.9

Monster's Ball (2001) is currently streaming in the UK on Lionsgate+. Last updated 6 February 2026.

Streaming availability last checked 6 February 2026

Monster's Ball is a hard-hitting Southern drama tempered by a story of powerful life-changing love. It is the story of Hank (Academy Award winner, Billy Bob Thornton), an embittered prison guard working on Death Row who begins an unlikely but emotionally charged affair with Leticia (Academy Award winner, Halle Berry), the wife of a man under his watch on The Row.

Director: Marc Forster