Three Monkeys

Three Monkeys

Directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Produced by Pyramide Productions, Zeyno Film

2008109 min6.8 / 10

A morally corrosive family drama about complicity and denial, where a hit-and-run accident unravels bonds through lies and willful blindness.

A family battles against the odds to stay together when small lies grow into an extravagant cover-up. In order to avoid hardship and responsibilities that would otherwise be impossible to endure, the family chooses to ignore the truth, not to see, hear or talk about it. But does playing “Three Monkeys” invalidate the truth of its existence?

Questions people ask

  • Is Three Monkeys sad? Yes, very. More sad than 92% of films.

  • Does Three Monkeys end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is Three Monkeys violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Three Monkeys easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is Three Monkeys scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% 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.

50/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity38

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise55

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love60

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Three Monkeys, and what each one shares →

Like Three Monkeys

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Three Monkeys

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Three Monkeys, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Three Monkeys, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Three Monkeys, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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