The Monkey's Paw

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The Monkey's Paw

Released Oct 8, 2013

1h 32m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Jake is given a mystical monkey's paw that grants three wishes, but things go terribly wrong when he brings his friend back from the dead.

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Deirdre Crimmins

Film Thrills

Making a film difficult to see is not a substitution for creating a heavy atmosphere, unfortunately. But fortunately the truly excellent performances and the decently appropriate soundtrack keep you interested through most of the running time.

Aug 21, 2018

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David Nusair

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...scripter Macon Blair instead opts for an almost astonishingly generic approach that rarely (if ever) exploits the larger-than-life premise to satisfactory effect.

Rated: 1/4

Apr 3, 2015

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Cinema Crazed

There's so much padding and filler here, you could cut it down to fifty minutes without missing much.

Jun 25, 2014

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

It's got some good horror elements and strong performances, but it needed more development of the characters to reach its fullest potential for scares.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 17, 2014

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Calvin T

Wasn't good or bad.......watchable

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/20/25

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StephenPaul C

The greatest 01 hour: and 32 minutes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/23

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Audience Member

Lol, I was tricked into watching this movie. I wanted to learn more about the reference of the monkey's paw. So I found this movie, and, all the while, I kept thinking that this movie is too weak to have spawned any references. Turns out the real source of the reference is a short story written a long time ago. That makes more sense. This movie was as cheap and illogical as they come.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

I rented the movie and thought it was OK. The climax was good and effects were realistic. Worth renting from Netflix.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Audience Member

When the gore happens it's really good, and the acting is pretty good as well. However, there is so much filler gaps that it is easy to lose interest between the few good parts. Sadly, this was a pretty predictable movie.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

They somehow couldn't even tell the proper "Monkey's Paw" premise and story.. Pfffft.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Synopsis

Jake is given a mystical monkey's paw that grants three wishes, but things go terribly wrong when he brings his friend back from the dead.

Director: Brett Simmons
Producer: Daniel Aldema, James Cooney, Noah Lang, Olivier Merckx
Screenwriter: Macon Blair
Production Co: Jay-X Entertainment
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 8, 2013, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 19, 2015
Runtime: 1h 32m

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