Is Monkey Business easy watching?

Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Monkey Business sad?

No. Less sad than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Monkey Business end with hope?

Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Monkey Business violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Monkey Business scary?

Barely. Less frightening than 84% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Monkey Business

Name: Monkey Business
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1952
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe, Hugh Marlowe

It's some fun!

Directed by Howard Hawks

Produced by 20th Century Fox

195297 min6.7 / 10

A lighthearted screwball comedy that uses a fountain-of-youth premise to explore marital dynamics through absurdist physical humor and childlike chaos.

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

Clusters

Goofy Comedy No Stakes Fun Lighthearted Comedies Comedy And Satire Art and Philosophy Movements Weddings and Marriage

Genres

Comedy Science Fiction

Keywords

Marriage Romcom Water Cooler Chemist Potion Screwball Comedy Absurdist

Questions people ask

Is Monkey Business easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.
Is Monkey Business sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.
Does Monkey Business end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.
Is Monkey Business violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Monkey Business scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.