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‘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.

Vulture.com on MSN · 2h

The Monkey Is The Worst Thing A Horror Film Can Be — Kinda Boring

The latest Osgood Perkins movie, adapted from a Stephen King story, is a fine diversion — if you ignore the gaping hole at its center.

LA Times on MSN · 20h

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.

Stephen King adaptation Monkey is a sick joke

AZ Central · 3d

3 horror kings made the most bananas movie of 2025. Let 'The Monkey' wind you up

Horror movie icons Osgood Perkins and James Wan connect to make this Stephen King story an outrageously fun time. "The Monkey" is lowbrow and wild.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

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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Box Office: ‘The Monkey’ Drums Up $5.8 Million Opening Day, ‘Captain America’ Gets Second Term on Top

Neon’s horror comedy “The Monkey” is seeing and doing a strong opening weekend, though it’ll take silver at the box office ...

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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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‘The Monkey' Seeing & Doing $13.5M-$14M, 2nd Best Debut Ever For Neon; ‘Captain America: Brave New World' No. 1 $28M+ – Box Office

Despite a B- CinemaScore, and a post-holiday weekend, Captain America: Brave New World isn’t imploding to the degree of The ...

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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 Ending Explained

We break down the ending of the kooky new horror film The Monkey, with plenty of input from Osgood Perkins, James Wan, and ...

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The Monkey's Disturbing Ricky Death Scene Explained By Star Rohan Campbell: "I've Died A Lot Of Different Ways On Camera But This One Is Electric"

Rohan Campbell is no stranger to horror films and has died on camera in many ways, but reveals his The Monkey death is his ...

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One of Horror’s Best New Directors Has Big Movies in Theaters & Streaming This Week

It’s hard to deny that horror fans have been feasting these last couple of years. Several instant-classic horror movies have ...

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The Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror Comedy Hits Looney Tunes Levels of Mayhem

Theo James stars in writer/director Osgood Perkins' demented adaptation. The Monkey Review: Stephen King-Inspired Horror ...

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