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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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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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The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (1) 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 Full Review The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (2) 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 Full Review The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (3) 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 Full Review The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Sharai Bohannon Blerdy Massacre Podcast 'The Monkey' has some beautiful death scenes that benefit from Oz Perkins' disturbing aesthetic. It also has surprise cameos that keep horror kids on their toes. Rated: 3/5 Mar 13, 2025 Full Review The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Rachel Leishman The Mary Sue At its core, The Monkey is just a really good horror comedy that made me cry and I am not afraid to admit it. Rated: 5/5 Mar 10, 2025 Full Review The Monkey | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Frank Swietek One Guy's Opinion Strives, with sweaty desperation, to simultaneously generate screams and laughs, but it succeeds mostly in eliciting groans. Rated: C- Mar 10, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Autumn unpredictable, creepy but good! the plot was amazing! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/14/25 Full Review DavidNadia This was a horrible movie. Bad storyline and horrible acting. This was a waste of money and time. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Carol S I love anything Stephen King and this was a good one! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Nick Plot was mid at best. Barely any horror, just lots of poorly executed gore. Movie sucked Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Sean x I mean, it’s alright. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review James Can’t believe this is the same guy who made Longlegs… good kills but implausible plot lines Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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The Deaths of The Monkey The Deaths of The Monkey 0:57 Oz Perkins on Crafting the Monkey Oz Perkins on Crafting the Monkey 0:59 Theo on Playing Twins Theo on Playing Twins 1:01 The Monkey: Featurette - The Monkey Takes a Drive Around Hollywood The Monkey: Featurette - The Monkey Takes a Drive Around Hollywood 0:50 'The Monkey' Cast on Playing Twins and Being Terrified of the Toy on Set 'The Monkey' Cast on Playing Twins and Being Terrified of the Toy on Set 27:20 The Monkey: New Trailer - Mr. Perkins Would Like to Say a Few Words to You The Monkey: New Trailer - Mr. Perkins Would Like to Say a Few Words to You 2:31 The Monkey: Featurette - Osgood Perkins and Theo James Watch The Monkey with Real Morticians The Monkey: Featurette - Osgood Perkins and Theo James Watch The Monkey with Real Morticians 2:46 The Monkey: Red Band Trailer The Monkey: Red Band Trailer 2:12 The Monkey: Red Band Teaser Trailer The Monkey: Red Band Teaser Trailer 1:27 The Monkey: Teaser The Monkey: Teaser 0:43 View more videos

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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

Box Office (Gross USA)
$31.0M

Runtime
1h 38m
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