Dev Patel directs and stars in this action film about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered...
Dev Patel directs and stars in this action film about one man’s quest for vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimise the poor and powerless.
Inspired by the legend of Hanuman, an icon embodying strength and courage, Monkey Man stars Patel as Kid, 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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Adrenaline-fuelled
Where Monkey Man shines is its thrills and adrenaline-fuelled action scenes inspired by classic action films such as Enter the Dragon, John Wick and The Raid films. A true labour of love, Monkey Man puts Dev Patel as an exciting new British filmmaker. Read full article
89 %261 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
83 %766 reviewsAudience score rating
"A muscular, emotional, ferocious triumph of a movie."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Impressive and ambitious, if a little unwieldy."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"Burns with the passion and nerve of a filmmaker who thinks he's not going to direct another film ever again."
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Slash Film
Slash Film"Both fascinates and frustrates."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Action-packed, full of thrills, and deliciously violent."
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Black Girl Nerds
Black Girl Nerds"(Patel) grants an intoxicatingly gruesome vision of the kind of gritty vehicles he could steer in the future."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"Great action and a so-so story."
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Collider
Collider"The action scenes are... intense, though much of this slow-burn tale of revenge plays like a glum origin story."
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Variety
Variety"(It) may be an origin story for a future action franchise character, but... (more) like an origin story for a future action star and director."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"Patel has earnestly straddled the highest myth and the grittiest realism to make a raw, exciting combination that feels all his own."
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Paste
Paste"A bloody, stylised action bone-cruncher."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"If Patel’s technique behind the camera catches up to his passion for the genre, he’ll be a force to be reckoned with."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Dev Patel’s directorial debut features flimsy action and muddled politics."
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IGN
IGNMonkey Man | Details
- Rating
- MA15+, Strong bloody violence
- Runtime
- 121
- Genre
- Action, Thriller
- Country of origin
- USA, Canada
