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The Monkey, Comedy horror

LA Times on MSN · 13h

Review: Trauma haunts ‘The Monkey,’ but the film is more interested in going bananas

Directed by Osgood Perkins, who broke out with the ominous 'Longlegs,' his follow-up is jokier and less effective, piercing the jugular with splatter gags.

‘The Monkey’ Reviews: Are Critics Going Ape For New Horror Comedy?

Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.” In addition, audiences have given The Monkey a 74% “fresh” rating on RT’s Popcornmeter based on 100-plus verified user ratings.

Review: 'The Monkey' is a barrel of campy, horror fun

The flip of the coin in a film that is also encouraging viewers to revel in its absurdity is that fans of 90s cult horror "Final Destination" will appreciate the precarious, often intricate nature of every death the monkey orchestrates.

Stephen King adaptation Monkey is a sick joke

The Monkey has two incredible cameos, and neither of them are Stephen King

The Monkey is out now, and you might spot a couple of familiar faces appearing in the new horror movie – but not Stephen King.

USA TODAY on MSN · 19h

The best Stephen King movie adaptations, ranked (including 'The Monkey')

There have been winners and clunkers in the Stephen King film canon. With the release of new horror comedy "The Monkey," we're ranking the 15 best.

13 Stephen King Adaptations That Should Be Made As Comedies After The Monkey

As far as tone is concerned, Osgood Perkins’ The Monkey is unlike any Stephen King adaptation audiences have ever seen. There have been King films in the past that have funny lines and funny scenes, but the 2025 movie is the first to go all out and consistently use extreme horror as a vehicle for comedy.

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‘The Monkey' Seeing & Doing $12M-$14M, 2nd Best Debut Ever For Neon; ‘Captain America: Brave New World' Leading With Mid-To-High $20Ms – Box Office

Neon’s The Monkey is headed to the Oscar winning indie distributor’s second highest opening of all-time between $12M-$14M ...

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Adam Scott’s five-minute cameo in The Monkey is proof that he belongs in more horror movies

Canadian pop star Tate McRae has been booked and busy: Between headlining her world tour and choreographing her elaborate ...

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"The Monkey" wants to remind you that death is coming for us all, as if we didn't already know that

Osgood Perkins' follow-up to "Longlegs" pivots toward comedy, but there's no fun to be had with this toy monkey ...

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The Monkey ending explained: What's up with that weird horseman?

Hal and Petey take the monkey and drive out of town, resolving to keep the monkey in order to stop anybody else from turning ...

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‘The Monkey’ Director Oz Perkins on His Unusual Relationship to Horror, the Genre He Was Born Into

The 'Longlegs' writer/director talks to IndieWire about his career, Stephen King, and the origins of his toy monkey with no ...

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Let's Break Down the Gruesome—Yet Surprisingly Happy—Ending of 'The Monkey'

What's better than one Theo James? Theo James playing twins.

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Like Us, Theo James Is Freaked Out by the Toy in ‘The Monkey’

The actor discusses playing twins in Osgood Perkins’s horror film, finding humor in dark situations and why that monkey is so ...

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