The Monkey

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The Monkey

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Released Feb 21

1h 38m

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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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Audience Says

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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Guillermo Troncoso

Screen Realm

An amusing, blood-soaked horror comedy that doesn’t take itself too seriously, although some uneven pacing and a lack of sustained tension do hold it back somewhat.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 29, 2025

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Rebecca Sayce

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Perkins' latest offering is a fun splatter-fest that highlights that sometimes, the best way to deal with death is to laugh – and laugh lots.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 23, 2025

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John Daniel Tangalin

The Cinema Spot

The Monkey is a blessing in disguise in how it permits its lead characters, Hal and Bill Shelburn (Christian Convery, Theo James), to approach Death as a metaphysics of life, namely one that we, as humans, have at least some control over.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 19, 2025

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taylor

it was fun. it was weird. it was something worth going into knowing very little.. alla I new is that it's a short story by Stephen King. lol

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/26/25

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Juan

The humor makes the deaths easy to digest, somewhat. But the humor makes me think that everyone doesn’t care for people like they should, so that threw me off. Like, if someone they don’t care too much about dies, it’s not that big a deal, but if it’s a loved one, then scary. It’s not a bad movie, it’s very entertaining.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/18/25

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Joseph Q

Gory. Fun. Horror filled. Everything you would expect from a Stephen King film

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/27/25

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Juandi

I was so excited for this film based off its trailer. The first half of the film sets up a promising, thrilling ride only for it to end up being a predictable plot twist. It’s almost like the end was an after thought that had to be rushed in order to meet a certain deadline. Disappointing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Ryan M

I. He led my watch a lot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/06/25

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Jayland

The story line was interesting. A lot of twist and turns. Enjoyably Funny.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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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: Atomic Monster, Black Bear, C2
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Gore|Some Sexual References|Strong Violent Content)
Genre: Horror, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2025, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 4, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.7M
Runtime: 1h 38m

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