Monkey Business

Monkey Business

When something goes wrong, everything gets worse.

Directed by Daniel Guzmán

Produced by La Canica Films, El Niño Producciones

202296 min5.5 / 10

A darkly comedic tale of three old friends whose misguided schemes to save a house spiral into escalating disaster, balancing humor with the melancholy of stalled lives.

Joaquin, Brujo and Luismi, three neighbourhood scoundrels, meet again after twenty years. Brujo and Luismi are still unemployed while Joaquin swears he has become an important businessman. However, one day he receives a notification that his mother's house has been repossessed for a loan. He will try to get the money he neds to avoid eviction, but the brilliant ideas of Brujo and Luismi will end up plunging Joaquin even deeper into misery

Questions people ask

  • Is Monkey Business sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.

  • Does Monkey Business end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Monkey Business scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is Monkey Business violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Monkey Business easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

23/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity81

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love8

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Monkey Business

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Monkey Business

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Monkey Business, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Monkey Business, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Monkey Business, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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