The Monkey (2025)
Critics like it more than audiences.
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The Monkey is streaming in Canada on Amazon Prime Video.
What the audience says
The Monkey is a middling English film — fine for a one-time watch but unlikely to stay with you. It's sitting at 6.0/10 on TMDB across 1,505 ratings, which puts it around the middle of the pack. At a brisk 97 minutes, it slots easily into a weeknight. In Canada you can stream it on Amazon Prime Video.
Should you spend 97 minutes on it?
97 minutes of English horror with comedy threaded through. Under the two-hour mark — an easy weeknight watch.
- Why
- At 6.0/10 from 1,505 ratings, audiences are split; the genre fit matters more than the score here.
- Skip if
- you want to sleep afterwards
- Best for
- A night when you want an early finish
Story
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.
Good to know
| Runtime | 1h 37m — short |
| Watch with family? | 14A · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Horror / Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Osgood Perkins
Cast
Where to watch in Canada
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of Oct 5, 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: All Prime Video titles in Canada
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