Monkey Shines fingerprintHigh energy, emotionally cool.
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense and scary
Fast from start to finish.
Monkey Shines is tense, scary, and thrilling.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, the mind, and crime
Its world is built around everyday modern life, the mind, and crime.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Monkey Shines is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM+ in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Hoopla and Tubi TV. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.2, Rotten Tomatoes 55%, and Metacritic 71). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, and strong language.
1 h 53 min
Monkey Shines runs 1 h 53 min.
No. It's adapted from a novel.
Yes. Critics average 63 and audiences 57 out of 100, so both groups see Monkey Shines much the same way.
No. It cost about $7 million to make and earned $5 million worldwide, 76% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+100GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Monkey Shines in 114 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 57 storytelling tropes for Monkey Shines, including Opportunistic Bastard, Empty Nest, Expy.
6.2
