The Monkey

About The Monkey

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.

The Monkey is a 2025 comedy horror film directed by Osgood Perkins. At 97 minutes long, it arrived in February 2025.

The film is filed under based on short story, brother brother relationship, body horror, and macabre.

Theo James appears as Hal, Tatiana Maslany as Lois, Christian Convery as Young Hal, and Colin O'Brien as Petey. The screenplay is by Osgood Perkins. It was produced by Atomic Monster, C2 Motion Picture Group, and Oddfellows Entertainment. It streams on Hulu in the United States.

Evil Dead Rise, Bring Her Back, and Sinners make useful companions to The Monkey, all filed under evil and gore. TMDB voters put it at 6.0 out of 10 across 1,531 votes and it carries a R rating.