The Monkey is now streaming on Netflix as of May 19, 2026. The horror film from Osgood Perkins, released in French theaters on February 19, 2025, adapts a Stephen King short story about two brothers who encounter a mechanical toy that carries a bloody curse.
The Monkey
Film | 2025
Release in theaters: February 19, 2025
Available on Netflix since May 19, 2026
Horror-thriller, dark comedy | Running time: 1h38
Directed by Osgood Perkins | Screenplay: Osgood Perkins, based on Stephen King
Starring Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood
Original title: The Monkey
Country: United States
In The Monkey, Hal and Bill, twin brothers, uncover a vintage mechanical monkey in the attic that once belonged to their father. After this find, a string of violent deaths rocks their circle. The toy becomes the spark of a story where fear blends with a macabre, dark humor.
The film marks Osgood Perkins' latest foray into horror, coming on the heels of Longlegs, Gretel & Hansel and The House of Horror. The filmmaker delivers here an adaptation of Stephen King that shifts away from pure psychological suspense toward a more upfront, visceral tone, blending a family curse, absurd deaths and a dash of horror comedy.
Theo James, already familiar to audiences from Divergente, steps into the double role of adult Hal and Bill. The cast also features Tatiana Maslany, Elijah Wood, Christian Convery, Colin O’Brien, Rohan Campbell and Sarah Levy. The presence of a cursed object anchors the film in a well-known horror cinema tradition, where unsettling toys, a family legacy and supernatural doom collide.
This Netflix release makes it possible to discover or revisit The Monkey on streaming, after its theatrical run. The film should appeal to fans of Stephen King adaptations, horror stories with black humor, and movies about malevolent objects, in the vein of popular genre figures like Annabelle.
Trailer for The Monkey:
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