Monkey Man
Seen it?2024 | 122 min | Thriller, Crime, Action
Saturday SpecialWhy it’s a Saturday Special
It earned strong reviews (89% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr 2 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers a way to infiltrate the enclave of the city’s sinister elite. As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 70 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 BAFTA.
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$35 million worldwide on a $10 million budget; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 475K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Dev Patel
- Dev PatelKid
- Sikandar KherRana
- Makrand DeshpandeBaba Shakti
- PitobashAlphonso
- Vipin SharmaAlpha
- Ashwini KalsekarQueenie
- Sobhita DhulipalaSita
- Adithi KalkunteNeela
- Sharlto CopleyTiger
- Jatin MalikYoung Kid