Monkeybone

Monkeybone

Get boned!

Directed by Henry Selick

Produced by 1492 Pictures, Twitching Image Studio

200193 min5.2 / 10

A visually anarchic, high-energy fantasy-comedy that blends live-action and stop-motion to explore the chaos of unleashing one's uninhibited id.

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!

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Questions people ask

  • Is Monkeybone one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 92% of films.

  • Is Monkeybone sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

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

  • Is Monkeybone violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Monkeybone end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Monkeybone 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.

22/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Monkeybone, and what each one shares →

Like Monkeybone

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Monkeybone

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Monkeybone, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Monkeybone, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Monkeybone, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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