6.4
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Monkey (2025)
The Monkey (2025)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Neutral
Viewer Rating
6.4
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The film primarily focuses on psychological horror and universal themes such as unpredictability and generational trauma. These themes are not explicitly tied to or presented in a way that aligns with specific U.S. political ideologies or parties, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a predominantly white, North American cast with conventional gender representation, showing no deliberate effort to foreground racial, ethnic, or LGBTQ+ diversity. Its narrative focuses on universal themes of mortality, guilt, and family trauma, rather than engaging with specific systemic inequities or identity-based discrimination.
Secondary
The Monkey features an antagonist, Bill, who is vaguely queer-coded through appearance and a nickname. This portrayal is criticized for its ambiguity, lack of commitment to representation, and potential to perpetuate transphobia. The film's approach is seen as problematic and unsubstantial, failing to delve deeply into LGBTQ+ themes beyond this ambiguous coding of a villain.
"Monkey Man" features a subplot with hijras, portraying them as a strong, resilient, and supportive community facing discrimination. However, the casting of a cisgender actor in a primary trans role and criticisms regarding potential narrative tropes, such as the "Magical Negro," lead to mixed reviews on the authenticity and overall impact of their representation.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The provided information explicitly states there is no evidence of gender swapping in the film. Main characters, including the twin brothers Hal and Bill, are portrayed by male actors, and female characters like Lois Shelburn and Annie Wilkes are played by women, maintaining traditional gender roles.
The provided information explicitly states that the film's cast and characters are predominantly white, with no significant emphasis on racial diversity or race swapping. There is no indication that any established character's race has been changed from source material.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.9
6.0
Critic Ratings
7.7
6.2
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