Monkey's Teeth

Monkey's Teeth

Directed by René Laloux

Produced by Les Films Paul Grimault, Société des Films d’Art et de Culture

196113 min6.6 / 10

A deliberately unsettling, surreal animated fable drawn from the inner world of psychiatric patients, prioritizing strangeness and psychological depth over conventional narrative comfort.

A slow and ugly fairy tale based on the drawings of inmates at a psychiatric clinic where LaLoux worked.

Questions people ask

  • Does Monkey's Teeth end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Monkey's Teeth sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.

  • Is Monkey's Teeth easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Monkey's Teeth violent? Not especially. Less violent than 62% of films.

  • Is Monkey's Teeth scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% 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.

76/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise88

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love50

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Monkey's Teeth, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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