The Monkey

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When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tears their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree, forcing the estranged siblings to confront the cursed toy.

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Critics Consensus

Cruelly clever with some unforgettably gory set pieces, The Monkey reaffirms director Osgood Perkins' horror bona fides while revealing he also has a surprising -- albeit sick -- sense of humor.

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More fun than a barrel of horror, The Monkey still delivers the gore it promises through a predictable and somewhat enjoyable story.

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Perkins consciously assumes the sense of chaos to shape a story that, by unexpectedly combining the 'indie' sensibility with that of the bloodiest 'blockbuster', offers results as uneven as they are striking. [Full review in Spanish]

Mar 11, 2025

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Zachary Lee

Chicago Reader

If you’re willing to dig past The Monkey’s blood and guts, you’ll find a thoughtful inquiry into the very different lives of people depending on their response and disposition toward the random, inordinate, and callous suffering around us.

Mar 4, 2025

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

The film, shot in oily gloom by Nico Aguilar, sets out to dispatch every passerby in fashions that would appal Caligula. Good old-fashioned disgusting fun. I had a blast.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 28, 2025

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Rory Doherty

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

Like King’s short stories, there’s a freedom to The Monkey; it’s unshackled from the writer’s legacy but playfully opening itself up to his extremes of humour and depravity.

Apr 3, 2025

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Perkins doesn’t let the plot’s twists and turns get in the way of the fun. At the same time, he remembers that there need to be genuine scares, and he conjures an ominous mood.

Rated: A-

Mar 29, 2025

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Chris McCoy

Memphis Flyer

Perkins is letting his freak flag fly in The Monkey, and it pays off big time.

Mar 27, 2025

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Joel

that movie sucked. fell asleep 😴 💤 😪

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/02/25

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Allie

So funny, so dark, and so twisted!!! If you're looking for a great time with a TON of blood and gore, this is the movie for you!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Alex

Cool gore, but the script was bad. I know they made the script bad for comedic purposes, but just because it was intentional doesn’t make it funny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Patricia Novak

I thought it could have used the creativity Stephen King has if he were involved in the making of the movie.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Jason

Very entertaining with an impressive amount of dark comedy.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Mia

it was like a spin on Final Destination franchise. The twisted comedy on the gruesome deaths was funny not scary.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

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Synopsis

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tears their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree, forcing the estranged siblings to confront the cursed toy.

Director: Oz Perkins
Producer: James Wan, Dave Caplan, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Chris Ferguson
Screenwriter: Oz Perkins
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Black Bear, C2, Atomic Monster
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Gore|Some Sexual References|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.1M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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