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  • Monster's Ball | Played by: Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton An aging, racist, seemingly heartless prison guard falls for an African-American beauty whose husband's execution he oversees.…
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Leticia Musgrove and Hank Grotowski, Monster's Ball


Played by: Halle Berry and Billy Bob Thornton
An aging, racist, seemingly heartless prison guard falls for an African-American beauty whose husband's execution he oversees. Brought together by mutual grief over the deaths of their spouses and sons, the unlikely duo's bond grows stronger with (hyper-realistic) sex, booze, and chocolate ice cream. —Maane Khatchatourian

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10 Unlikely Screen Pairings

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Is Halle Berry out of Tom Hanks' league in ''Cloud Atlas''? She already downgraded for ''Monster's Ball,'' joining other ''really?!'' duos from flicks including ''Ghost World,'' ''Edward Scissorhands,'' and...well..pretty much every Woody Allen film.

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