Summary
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.7
Letterboxd · 3 K ratings3.1/5
Audience score54%
Box office
15×its budget
- Budget
- $10 M
- Worldwide
- $153 M
Worldwide it earned $143 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 29 min
Shorter than most fantasy movies, −11 min on the typical 100
typical 10089Half of all fantasy movies run 91–114 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 24 more
Released
2015
July 10, 2015
11 years ago
Genres
FantasyAnimationComedyLanguage
Chinese
Original language
Also spoken
cnMade in
China
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensComfort WatchPure Escapism
and 11 moreDirecting · 3
- Tian Xiaopeng Director, Writer, Lyricist, Script
- 陈征 Other, Animation Director
- Aaron Zhou First Assistant Director, Other, Animation Supervisor, Animation Director
Writing · 1
- Wu Cheng'en Novel, Characters
Production · 6
- Chen Wei Producer
- Liu Zhijiang Producer
- Lin Ning Producer
- Lin Zhonglun Producer
- Bao Xiaogeng Producer
- Wang Jie Producer
Sound · 11
- Raymond Wong Ying-Wah Main Title Theme Composer, Music Producer, Original Music Composer
- Wei He Sound Designer
- Pheobe Chow ADR Supervisor
- Kuixing Teng ADR Supervisor
- Wu Di ADR Supervisor
- Kit Chan Theme Song Performance
Art · 2
Visual Effects · 2
Tropes
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