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Monkey Man

One small ember can burn down everything.

6.9(1,563)20242h 2m10

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.

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Status
Released
Budget
$10M
Box office
$35.3M
Language
Hindi
  • police brutality
  • corruption
  • social injustice
  • revenge thriller
  • indian politics
  • action thriller
  • night club
  • urban poverty
  • nationalist party
  • diwali festival
  • modern india
  • slums

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Dev Patel

Produced in

Canada, Singapore, United States of America

Where to watch

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • TheatricalA5 Apr 2024
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereSouth by Southwest Film & TV Festival11 Mar 2024
    • PremiereRLos Angeles, California3 Apr 2024
    • TheatricalR5 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTTR23 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTTRPeacock14 Jun 2024
    • PhysicalRBlu-ray / DVD25 Jun 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical185 Apr 2024
    • Digital / OTT186 May 2024
    • Physical18Blu-ray / DVD8 Jul 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA 15+4 Apr 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical18A5 Apr 2024
  • American SamoaAS

    • Digital / OTTPeacock13 Jun 2024
  • AndorraAD

    • Theatrical12 Apr 2024
  • ArgentinaAR

    • Theatrical+1616 May 2024
  • AustriaAT

    • Theatrical4 Apr 2024
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical163 Apr 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • Theatrical1623 May 2024
  • BulgariaBG

    • Theatrical5 Apr 2024

Frequently asked questions

Monkey Man was released on 3 April 2024.

Audience reviews

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    r96sk

    4/5/2024

    9/10

    Slightly too long, but pretty much every other element of <em>'Monkey Man'</em> is more than enough to compensate. I had a very good time watching what is Dev Patel's directorial debut. He himself is outstanding, having portrayed the role of the titular character perfectly. I had only seen the guy in two films (<em>'Slumdog Millionaire'</em> & <em>'The Last Airbender'</em>) prior to this, so very much happy to see…

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    Manuel São Bento

    4/8/2024

    7/10

    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://talkingfilms.net/monkey-man-review-an-imperfect-yet-compelling-directorial-debut-from-dev-patel/ "Monkey Man shows that Dev Patel still has much to learn when it comes to directing and writing, but his unwavering commitment to a culturally and thematically rich story deserves countless praises. A revenge arc with some pacing issues narrative-wise, but with action sequences loa…

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    CinemaSerf

    4/10/2024

    6/10

    Dev Patel has spoken a lot about him not wanting to be "James Bond" but it looks like those stories have inspired quite a bit of this pretty derivative revenge thriller that actually reminded me a bit of his "Hotel Mumbai" (2018) outing too. We know that he ("Kid") routinely dons a monkey mask for some wrestling and he duly gets a pasting - but that this all has purpose. That purpose starts to come together when he m…

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    cinefetch

    4/24/2024

    3/10

    This movie is a boring John Wick wannabe (they literally mention John Wick in the movie). The action sucks, the cinematography is nauseating, the story is boring. There's nothing good about this movie. I'm convinced the high reviews are probably from Indians, as they like to rate shit movies highly. If you're not Indian, don't waste your time on this crap.

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    cleverashu

    4/28/2024

    7/10

    There's a recurrent metaphor throughout the film, of Hanuman trying to eat the sun leaping towards it Icarus-like and being stopped by the gods eventually. Maybe Dev Patel was aware of how well this metaphor would encapsulate his brave directorial debut too, all throughout the film he's trying to reach the narrative he wants to tell but he eventually pulls his own punches. Only if he knew his film would eventually no…

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