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MONKEY SHINES
Explore Monkey Shines (1988), a horror and science fiction movie, without spoilers. See ratings, runtime, audience fit, and similar movies on NoSpoilers.
"Once there was a man whose prison was a chair. The man had a monkey, they made the strangest pair. The monkey ruled the man, it climbed inside his head. And now as fate would have it, one of them is dead."
19881h 53m6.3 TMDb
Directed by George A. Romero
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Condensed premise
A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.
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Movie Vibe
Suspense8.3
Emotion7
Complexity8.4
Humor5
Realism6
Action5
Darkness7.2
Who would enjoy this
Recommended for
- ✓fans of character-driven stories
- ✓viewers who enjoy suspense and tension
- ✓fans of intelligent science fiction
May not appeal to
- –viewers sensitive to disturbing content
- –those seeking nonstop action
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