Film • Feb 10, 2025
When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father's old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start. The siblings decide to throw the toy away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.
The Monkey
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- Status
- Released
- Release
- February 10, 2025 (a year ago)
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- R
- Origin
- United States
- Genres
- Body Horror, Dark Comedy, Folklore & Mythology, Gore & Splatter, Monsters & Creatures, Psychological horror, Supernatural & Paranormal
- Scores
- Themes
- Companies
- Atomic Monster, Black Bear Pictures, C2 Motion Picture Group, Range Media Partners, The Safran Company
Cast
Theo JamesHal Shelburn / Bill Shelburn
Elijah WoodTed Hammerman
Tatiana MaslanyLois Shelburn
Rohan CampbellRicky
Adam ScottCapt. Petey Shelburn
Christian ConveryYoung Hal Shelburn / Young Bill Shelburn
Sarah LevyAunt Ida
Nicco Del Rio
Colin O'BrienPetey
Zia NewtonDwayne
Kingston ChanPepper
Oz PerkinsUncle Chip
Laura Mennell
Corin Clark
Danica DreyerAnnie
Tess Degenstein
Dianne GreenwoodTicketed Cop
Beatrix Perkins
Crew
Oz PerkinsDirector, Screenplay
Stephen KingShort Story
Dave CaplanProducer
Chris FergusonProducer
Fred BergerExecutive Producer
Nancy XuExecutive Producer
John FriedbergExecutive Producer
Brian Kavanaugh-JonesProducer
Peter LuoExecutive Producer
James WanProducer
John RickardExecutive Producer
Jesse SavathExecutive Producer
Natalia SafranExecutive Producer
Ali JazayeriExecutive Producer
David GendronExecutive Producer
Michael ClearExecutive Producer
Peter SafranExecutive Producer
Judson ScottExecutive Producer
Elizabeth DestroExecutive Producer
Chris ColeExecutive Producer
Omani CarsonExecutive Producer
Andy PriceExecutive Producer
Sara W. PriceExecutive Producer
Tom QuinnExecutive Producer
Jason WaldExecutive Producer
Christian ParkesExecutive Producer
Emily ThomasExecutive Producer
Ryan FrisciaExecutive Producer
Teddy SchwarzmanExecutive Producer
Michael HeimlerExecutive Producer
Owen OngExecutive Producer
Reviews
ABC NewsReview: 'The Monkey' doesn’t disappoint even if it never quite reaches horror heights
BFIThe Monkey review: Bang! Everyone’s dead
Chicago Sun-Times'The Monkey,' a wild horror comedy, shows how a toy kills and never reveals why
Zachary LeeReview: The Monkey - Chicago Reader
ConsequenceThe Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror Comedy Hits Looney Tunes Levels of Mayhem
The IndependentThe Monkey, from the director of Longlegs, needed some Nicolas Cage mania – review
Christina NewlandThe Monkey is the worst thing a horror film can be: boring
The Irish TimesThe Monkey review: Good old-fashioned disgusting fun. You’ll have a blast
Los Angeles Times en EspañolCRÍTICAS. Un mono maldito, una dura de matar y otros estrenos de cine
LooperThe Monkey Review: This Stephen King Adaptation Is Bananas In All The Best Ways - Looper
Coleman Spilde"The Monkey" wants you to know that death is coming for us all, as if we didn't already know that
Spokesman.comMovie review: 'The Monkey' a gleefully gory fable about generational trauma
David SimsA Movie That Has Fun With the Inevitability of Death
The Daily Beast‘The Monkey’ Is the Grisly Horror-Comedy of the Year
theringer.comUnpleasant Gore-ography
William Bibbiani‘The Monkey’ Review: In Osgood Perkins’ Vicious Horror-Comedy, Monkey Shocks You!
Angelica Jade BastiénThe Monkey Has Good Kills, But No Soul
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