MVP: Most Valuable Primate

MVP: Most Valuable Primate

Jack skates a little faster... Shoots a little harder... And is driving everyone bananas.

Directed by Robert Vince

Produced by Keystone Family Pictures, Funky Monkey Productions

200093 min4.8 / 10

A lighthearted family comedy about a sign-language-trained chimp who joins a junior hockey team, built entirely on charm, humor, and feel-good bonding.

Jack is a three-year-old chimpanzee who has been the subject of a long-term experiment by Dr. Kendall, a researcher who been teaching Jack to communicate through sign language. Jack scrambles onto the ice in the midst of practice for Steven's junior league hockey team, and he and his teammates discover the monkey has a natural talent for the game.

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  • Is MVP: Most Valuable Primate scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is MVP: Most Valuable Primate easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 98% of films.

  • Is MVP: Most Valuable Primate sad? No. Less sad than 97% of films.

  • Does MVP: Most Valuable Primate end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is MVP: Most Valuable Primate violent? Barely. Less violent than 86% of films.

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Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity3

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Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love4

How much audiences actually like it

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