The Monkey (2025)
Critics like it more than audiences.
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The Monkey is streaming in New Zealand on Netflix, Neon TV.
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 New Zealand you can stream it on Netflix, Neon TV.
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.
Don't watch this if…
- this is the shared-living-room pick — the certificate is R16
- you want horror you can watch half-distracted — this one is certified R16 and means it
- 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? | R16 · Older kids & up |
| Genre | Horror / Comedy |
| Language | English |
| Best screen | Stream at home |
Director
Osgood Perkins
Cast
Where to watch in New Zealand
Included with a subscription — no extra charge on these platforms.
Availability as of 3 Oct 2026 — platforms may change over time.
More: Everything new on Netflix · All Netflix titles in New Zealand
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