Films The Monkey

Film • 2025 • Dark Comedy, Horror, Splatter Horror

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

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Cast & Crew

Osgood PerkinsDirector & Screenplay
Stephen KingShort Story
Theo JamesHal / Bill
Tatiana MaslanyLois
Christian ConveryYoung Hal / Young Bill
Colin O'BrienPetey
Adam ScottCaptain Petey Shelborn
Elijah WoodTed
Rohan CampbellThrasher / Ricky
Sarah LevyAunt Ida
Osgood PerkinsUncle Chip
Nicco Del RioRookie Priest
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Details

Status	Released
Release	February 14, 2025
Origins	United States of America
Genres	Dark Comedy Horror Splatter Horror
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Reviews	The Monkey review: Good old-fashioned disgusting fun. You’ll have a blast The Irish Times • irishtimes.com ‘The Monkey’ Review: In Osgood Perkins’ Vicious Horror-Comedy, Monkey Shocks You! William Bibbiani • thewrap.com Movie review: 'The Monkey' a gleefully gory fable about generational trauma Spokesman.com • spokesman.com 'The Monkey' review: totally bananas horror thriller from the director of 'Longlegs' James Mottram • nme.com Death comedy jam: ‘The Monkey’ finds humor in the certainty of your demise - The Boston Globe BostonGlobe.com • bostonglobe.com Review: The Monkey, Osgood Perkins’s bloody follow-up to Longlegs, is bananas for all the wrong reasons The Globe and Mail • theglobeandmail.com The Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror Comedy Hits Looney Tunes Levels of Mayhem Consequence • consequence.net ‘The Monkey’ review: Stephen King’s killer toy becomes ‘Longlegs’ creator Osgood Perkins’ plaything Chicago Tribune • chicagotribune.com The Monkey review — a bafflingly lazy horror flick starring Theo James Kevin Maher, Chief Film Critic • thetimes.com ‘The Monkey’ Review: Goofy Gore & An Occasional Bore Observer • observer.com

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