After the breakout success of Longlegs, author/director Oz Perkins returns with one other horror adaptation from the works of Stephen King. The Monkey stars Theo James as a pair of twins haunted by a cymbal-smacking monkey toy. Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Elijah Wood (Lord of The Rings, Yellowjackets), and Adam Scott (Severance) additionally get roped into the creepy monkey mess.
In his evaluate for IGN, critic Tom Jorgenson calls The Monkey “probably the greatest horror-comedies (and Stephen King variations) in current reminiscence, exploding off the display with each gory kills and massive laughs.” Sounds like a real horror comedy to me.
If you’re planning to catch The Monkey in theaters or questioning when will probably be accessible to stream, try the small print under.
How to Watch The Monkey – Showtimes and Streaming Release Date
The Monkey simply launched in theaters on February 21. You can try showtimes close to you on the major theater hyperlinks under:
The Monkey Streaming Release Date
The Monkey will finally stream on Hulu as an alternative of Netflix or Max. The Monkey is being distributed by Neon, which has an settlement with Hulu that offers the streaming service rights to its theatrical releases.
In distinction to the current pattern of “straight-to-streaming” motion pictures, Neon’s impartial releases take fairly some time to finish up on the service. For instance, Oz Perkins’ earlier film, Longlegs, was launched in theaters on July 12, 2024, and didn’t seem on Hulu till February 14, 2025, round seven months later.
While you may need to attend a number of months for The Monkey to look on Hulu, the brand new Oz Perkins film ought to nonetheless be accessible to lease or purchase by digital marketplaces like Prime Video by early May.
What Is The Monkey About?
Skeleton Crew: Stories
Featuring the brief story “The Monkey,” the novella The Mist, and lots of extra haunting tales.
The Monkey relies on Stephen King’s brief story by the identical title, initially revealed in 1980 earlier than being revised for the Skeleton Crew assortment in 1985. Here’s the film’s official synopsis:
Does The Monkey Have a Post-Credits Scene?
While The Monkey doesn’t technically have a post-credits scene, there’s a “shock” value ready round for. Beware spoilers, however you possibly can be taught extra about that in IGN’s information to The Monkey’s ending.
The Monkey Cast
The Monkey was written and directed by Oz Perkins. The film stars the next solid:
- Theo James as Hal and Bill Shelburn
- Christian Convery as younger Hal and Bill
- Tatiana Maslany as Lois Shelburn
- Colin O’Brien as Petey
- Rohan Campbell as Ricky
- Sarah Levy as Ida
- Adam Scott as Capt. Petey Shelburn
- Elijah Wood as Ted Hammerman
- Osgood Perkins as Chip
- Danica Dreyer as Annie Wilkes
- Laura Mennell as Hal’s ex-wife and Petey’s mom
- Nicco Del Rio as Rookie Priest
The Monkey Rating and Runtime
The Monkey is Rated R for sturdy bloody violent content material, gore, language all through and a few sexual references. The film runs for a complete of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
