25 Most Hotly Anticipated Movies Of Winter 2016 - Ranked
4. A Monster Calls
Release Date: December 23rd
Billed As: The year's most devastating movie?
Hype: This emotionally charged adaptation of the award-winning book has a great cast, including Liam Neeson, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones and Toby Kebbell, but it's the story that is the big selling point.
The film follows a child's encounter with a giant tree monster, voiced perfectly by Neeson, who tells him three tales designed to help him come to terms with his mother's terminal illness. Yep, get the tissues ready.
The book is one of the greatest ever children's books and is as devastating as it is wonderful, with a heart-breaking backstory.