Monkey movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant monkey movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out entertaining, humorous, feel good, light, semi serious and exciting films and TV shows about / with monkey, animal, family, mentor, redemption, dialogue, chase, catastrophe, storytelling and destiny plots mostly in Adventure, Comedy and Family genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as monkey: Monkey Trouble (1994), MVP: Most Valuable Primate (2000), The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002), Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011), MXP: Most Xtreme Primate (2003), Aladdin (1992), Project X (1987), Superman (2025), Summer of the Monkeys (1998), Russell Madness (2015).
Best films
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Family
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Dodger, a criminal monkey, belongs to a crooked street performer but escapes his life of crime only to end up in the arms of Eva, an innocent little girl whose mother has no idea that her daughter is harboring a fugitive.
Style:
humorous, independent film, semi serious, touching, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, pre-teens, teens ...
Plot:
monkey, monkey actor, childhood, human animal relationship, friendship, youth, coming of age, animal, girl, wild animal, stupid kid, business ...
Time:
90s, year 1994
Place:
california, alaska
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Captain Barbossa, long believed to be dead, has come back to life and is headed to the edge of the Earth with Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. But nothing is quite as it seems.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, stylized, costume drama, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, swashbuckler, ship, fantasy world, sword fight, treasure hunt, supernatural, journey, determination, friendship, treasure, witchcraft ...
Time:
18th century, year 2007, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
fictional island, caribbean, britain, iran, singapore
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. ack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, not serious, light, captivating
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing
Plot:
hockey, chimpanzee, youth, monkey, athlete's life, friendship, against the odds, ambition, disorder, sport team, underdog, contests and competitions ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
The Powerpuff Girls Movie tells the origin story of how the Powerpuff Girls were created and how they came to be the defenders of Townsville. It was the first Hanna-Barbera/Cartoon Network Studios theatrical feature film since 1993's Once Upon ...
Style:
satirical, witty, intense, humorous, cult classic ...
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, teens, family outing
Plot:
villain, superhero, superpower, fighting crime, young heroes, heroic mission, danger, save the day, master villain, youth, rescue, rivalry ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
usa, london, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Scientist Will Rodman is determined to find a cure for Alzheimer's, the disease which has slowly consumed his father. Will feels certain he is close to a breakthrough and tests his latest serum on apes, noticing dramatic increases in ...
Style:
thought provoking, visually stunning, emotional, exciting, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, family friendly, adult
Plot:
gorilla, ape, planet of the apes, rebelliousness, chimpanzee, animal testing, virus, rebellion, experiment gone awry, animal experimentation, dystopia, animal ...
Time:
future, year 2011, jurassic, 2010s, near future ...
Place:
san francisco, bay area, california, usa, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
The 2000s Most Valuable Primate is back, this time on a snowboard.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, captivating, sincere
Audience:
kids, preschool
Plot:
chimpanzee, monkey, family relations, friendship, escapades, disorder, buddies, animal life, snow, business, youth, pets ...
Place:
colorado, usa
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Princess Jasmine grows tired of being forced to remain in the palace, so she sneaks out into the marketplace, in disguise, where she meets street-urchin Aladdin. The couple falls in love, although Jasmine may only marry a prince. After being ...
Style:
fairy tale, sweet, feel good, humorous, sexy ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, girls' night, teens ...
Plot:
princess, desert, genie, arabian nights, disney princess, magic, love, friendship, prince, poverty, monkey, unlikely couple ...
Time:
middle ages, year 1992, 90s, medieval times, 20th century ...
Place:
middle east, saudi arabia, sahara, china, egypt ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious "Project X". Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being ...
Style:
humorous, intense, touching, semi serious, suspense ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
animal, monkey, chimpanzee, animal rescue, justice, laboratory, uncover truth, animal training, experiment gone awry, rescue, partner, top secret ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, year 1987
Place:
everglades
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Philippines, Taiwan
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
When Curious George is offered a special space mission, Ted (The Man in the Yellow Hat) can't deny his little friend this exciting journey, especially after Curious George completes the training. But when he crash-lands in Africa, a worried Ted ...
Style:
light, funny, feel good, humorous, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
monkey, animal, wild animal, spaceship crash, escapades, cosmonaut, amazon jungle, friends, talking animal, friendship, anthropomorphic animal, gorilla ...
Place:
africa, chicago
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388K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
The next installment in the Superman series. This will be WB's ninth live-action Superman film. The plot is unknown at this time.
Style:
surprise ending, inspirational, emotional, epic, psychotronic ...
Plot:
superhero, urban setting, heroism, villain, alien, superhero team, dog, clone, lex luthor character, superheroine, robot, showdown ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
kansas, north america, antarctica, pentagon
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
One summer Jay finds four chimps on the prairie who have fallen off a circus cart.
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
pre-teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
monkey, prairie, ape, childhood, nature, coming of age, family relations, farm, youth, countryside, siblings relations, small town ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
canada
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Genre: Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Russell, an undersized but big-hearted terrier, dreams of having a family of his own. After running away from his pet store, Russell gets taken in by The Ferraros, who discover their new pet pooch has incredible wrestling skills.
Style:
captivating, semi serious, satirical, entertaining, feel good
Plot:
monkey, wrestling, dog, human animal relationship, anthropomorphism, athlete's life, competitor, professional wrestling, satire, fight, ambition, inheritance ...
Place:
portland oregon
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 98 min.
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.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, lighthearted, splatter, grindhouse ...
Plot:
monkey, death, death of mother, twins, accidental death, bully, father son relationship, brother brother relationship, cursed object, cursed, motel, cheerleader ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 2020s, year 2016
Place:
maine
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A young teenage girl, Katie, can not snap out of her depression after losing her mother. Katie has lost interest in school, her friends, and gymnastics. All that changes in the summer when she is asked to monkeysit Gibby, her science teacher's ...
Style:
sentimental, entertaining, light, sweet, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
gymnastics, monkey actor, monkey, friendship, teenager, first love, self discovery, coming of age, personal growth, adolescence, father daughter relationship, animal human communication ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Jack Sparrow, a freewheeling 17th-century pirate, quarrels with a rival pirate bent on pillaging Port Royal. When the governor's daughter is kidnapped, Sparrow decides to help the girl's love save her.
Style:
exciting, entertaining, fairy tale, visually stunning, saga ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, kids, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, ship, pirate ship, fantasy world, treasure, sword fight, captain, curses spells and rituals, swashbuckler, tombs and skeletons, love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2003, 2000s, georgian era
Place:
caribbean, iran, fictional island, britain, jamaica ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Chaos reigns at the natural history museum when night watchman Larry Daley accidentally stirs up an ancient curse, awakening Attila the Hun, an army of gladiators, a Tyrannosaurus rex and other exhibits. Larry tries desperately to keep the museum ...
Style:
entertaining, funny, mystical, hilarious, predictable ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
magical, dinosaur, escapades, tour guide, security guard, disorder, statue comes to life, museum, transformation, objects come to life, pharaoh, new job ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 20th century, stone age, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, north america, rome italy, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when ...
Style:
psychological, surreal, twist ending, futuristic, non-linear ...
Plot:
time travel, post apocalyptic, apocalypse, insanity, virus, post apocalypse, time loop, paranoia, end of the world, psychology, mental institution, dystopia ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1990, year 1996, 90s ...
Place:
philadelphia, maryland, pennsylvania, california, baltimore ...
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Genre: Action, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who ...
Style:
funny, humorous, entertaining, road movie, melancholic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
orangutan, road trip, revenge, farce, one against many, boxing, on the road, motel, motorcycle, monkey, beer, singer ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s, 80s
Place:
california, colorado, new mexico, los angeles, san francisco
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Baby George got into a plane crash in a jungle, stayed alive and was adopted by a wise ape. Ursula Stanhope, US noble woman is saved from death on safari by grown-up George, and he takes her to jungle to live with him. He slowly learns a rules of ...
Style:
parody, slapstick comedy, humorous, spoof, slapstick ...
Audience:
family outing, teens, family friendly, chick flick, pre-teens ...
Plot:
jungle, fish out of water, childhood, jungle adventure, gorilla, tarzan, monkey, happy ending, beefcake, bully comeuppance, elephant, heiress ...
Time:
90s, year 1997
Place:
san francisco, africa, usa, las vegas
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Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Scientists Culp and Wallach suspect that there is someone other than their research primates inhabiting their polar station.
Style:
thrilling, black and white, spooky, crime thriller, atmospheric ...
Plot:
research, monkey, snow, winter, scientist, laboratory, chimpanzee, isolation, animal attack, experiment, arctic, freeze to death ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Russia
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A fairytale about a grand life journey of a 10-year old boy Savva devoted to help his Mom and fellow village people to break free from the vicious hyenas.
Style:
captivating, humorous, semi serious, light, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
hyena, wolf, pride and honor, monkey, human animal relationship, village, creature, battles, little boy, heroic mission, friendship, child protagonist ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Frank, 11 years old, finds one day's living monkey in the family garden. The monkey is called Monky. It's up to Franks family soon that Monky is not a regular monkey. Where does Monky come from and can she keep her from the village?
Style:
satirical, entertaining, captivating, semi serious, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
monkey, secret, coping, money, animal that acts human, animal, money problems, human animal relationship, animal human communication, pets, satire, cooking show ...
Place:
eastern europe, thailand
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
Halloween is almost here and George can't wait for the festivities to begin: carving pumpkins, costume contests, and especially the Annual Boo Festival. Eager to get the festivities started, George and Allie visit Renkins' Farm to pick out ...
Style:
funny, captivating, humorous, feel good, entertaining
Audience:
family outing, kids, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, monkey, scarecrow, curiosity, legend, festival, urban legend, paranormal investigation, nosy, uncover truth, escapades, animal life ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, China
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Continuing his "legendary adventures of awesomeness", Po must face two hugely epic, but different threats: one supernatural and the other a little closer to his home.
Style:
light, 3d animation, computer animated, funny, emotional ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, chick flick, family friendly, toddlers ...
Plot:
kung fu, animal protagonist, fight scenes, anthropomorphic animal, talking animal, anthropomorphism, dragon, monkey, good versus evil, chinese culture, animal, mentor ...
Time:
20th century, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
asia, china, ancient china
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
This Canadian cartoon focuses on two monkey brothers named Gus and Wally who are in outer space working as GASI agents (Galactic Animal Space Institute agents, so no pun intended!). They are accompanied by their robot friend YAY-OK and their boss ...
Style:
not serious, humorous, light, offbeat, semi serious ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
monkey, outer space, rivalry, save the world, space travel, heroic mission, save the day, heroes, partner, misfit partners, escapades, disorder ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.
Style:
surreal, clever, stylized, allegory, mind blowing ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night, family outing, pre-teens, toddlers ...
Plot:
animal, monkey, piglet, kids and family, heartwarming, culture clash, children, anthropomorphism, talking dog, ape, animal protagonist, mission ...
Time:
year 1998, 90s, 20th century
Place:
manhattan new york city, sydney australia, australia, new york
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Journey to the West is a Chinese television series adapted from the classical novel of the same title. The series was first broadcast on CCTV in China on 1 October 1986. The series became an instant classic in China and is still being praised as the ...
Style:
epic, compassionate, epic fantasy
Plot:
monkey king, legend, ambition, odyssey, disciple, supernatural being, ape man, pilgrimage, monkey, chinese mythology, buddhism, artifact ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy
Country: France, Italy, Germany, USA, Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical of her leadership abilities, so she must complete ...
Style:
breathtaking, exciting, light, humorous, semi serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids
Plot:
pirate, treasure hunt, pirate ship, swashbuckler, island, ship, female protagonist, treasure map, sword fight, adventurer, treasure, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century, 18th century
Place:
caribbean, fictional island, jamaica
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, N.Y. Despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Grace, Bruce remains unfulfilled. At the end of the worst day in his life, he angrily ridicules ...
Style:
funny, humorous, feel good, light, inspirational ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
god, religion, wish come true, chosen one, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, supernatural power, divine intervention, selfishness, deal, niagara falls, reporter, job promotion ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
north america, mount everest
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sun Wukong, (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. ...
Style:
exciting, stylized, semi serious, manga, epic ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
supernatural ability, monkey king, medieval, imaginary, master warrior, martial arts, good versus evil, escapades, heroes, chinese mythology, monkey, rebelliousness ...
Place:
asia, china
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