The Monkey

20251 hour 37 minsREnglish

HorroRated pick

HorroRated verdict

Legendary

2020sBody HorrorSupernaturalDark ComedyHorror Comedy

Directed by: Osgood Perkins
Written by: Osgood Perkins
Produced by: Dave Caplan, Chris Ferguson, Fred Berger, Jonathan DuBois, John Friedberg, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Peter Luo, Nancy Xu, James Wan, John Rickard, Jesse Savath, Natalia Safran, Connor Purcell, Ali Jazayeri, David Gendron, Marlaina Mah, Giuliana Bertuzzi, James Milligan, Michael Yu, András Tóth, Michael Clear, Peter Safran, Judson Scott, Elizabeth Destro, Chris Cole, Omani Carson, Andy Price, Sara W. Price, Tom Quinn, Jason Wald, Christian Parkes, Emily Thomas, Ryan Friscia, Teddy Schwarzman, Michael Heimler, Owen Qing, Andrew Levine, Simon Misselbrook

Collections

Body Horror Supernatural Dark Comedy Family Horror Evil Children

Why it’s HorroRated

The Monkey is Osgood Perkins adapting Stephen King with the dark comedy register fully engaged and the result is the most fun either of them has been in years. Theo James in a dual role makes the brothers' opposing approaches to the same problem the film's emotional engine. A horror film that earns its laughs without sacrificing any of its dread.

Synopsis

Theo James in a dual role makes the brothers' opposing approaches to the same problem the film's emotional engine. A horror film that earns its laughs without sacrificing any of its dread.