Three Monkeys
Seen it?2008 | 109 min | Drama, Thriller
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It earned strong reviews (77% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Gone Girl or The Killing, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 49 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Turkish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
77% on Rotten Tomatoes, 73 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.8 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$2 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 11K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Yavuz BingölEyüp
- Hatice AslanHacer
- Ahmet Rıfat Şungarİsmail
- Ercan KesalServet
- Cafer KöseBayram
- Gürkan AydinÇocuk