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The Monkey

The Monkey

Everybody dies. And that's fucked up.

20256.01h 37m

Overview

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.

Directed by Osgood Perkins
Written by Osgood Perkins, Stephen King
Produced by Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $68.9M

Top Cast

Theo James

Theo James

Hal / Bill

Tatiana Maslany

Tatiana Maslany

Lois

Christian Convery

Christian Convery

Young Hal / Young Bill

Colin O'Brien

Colin O'Brien

Petey

Adam Scott

Adam Scott

Captain Petey Shelborn

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Ted

Rohan Campbell

Rohan Campbell

Thrasher / Ricky

Sarah Levy

Sarah Levy

Aunt Ida

Osgood Perkins

Osgood Perkins

Uncle Chip

Nicco Del Rio

Nicco Del Rio

Rookie Priest

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipshotgunsupernaturaldrumsharpoondark comedygoretwin brothermainedecapitationaccidental deathwaspmonkeyexploding bodydeathevilevil twinbased on short storymacabredual roleaftercreditsstingercursed1990sfather son relationshipmother son relationshipbrother brother relationshiptoy monkeysupernatural horrortoycursed objecthorrorjapanese restaurantfather son estrangementblack comedy

About The Monkey

The Monkey is a horror, comedy film released in 2025 exploring themes of sibling relationship, shotgun, supernatural, drums, harpoon, dark comedy. Directed by Osgood Perkins, it stars Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Christian Convery. 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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