Monkey Man is a new action movie about a brutal and bloody revenge mission in Mumbai. Here’s where and how to watch what’s soon to be a genre classic, plus details of if it’s streaming.
Dev Patel shifts careers with Monkey Man, the Slumdog Millionaire star co-writing the movie, and using it to make his directorial debut.
He also plays the title character, who embarks on a roaring rampage of revenge for what happened to his family when he was a child.
The movie hits screens tomorrow, and here’s what we wrote in the4-star Dexerto review: “Monkey Man is a sensational debut from writer-director Dev Patel, who hasn’t compromised when centring a modern-day genre film around ancient myth and legend. He also puts the ‘act’ into action, kicking all kinds of ass while bringing a sense of pathos and tragedy to the Kid, making his Monkey Man a very new breed of hero.”
How to watch Monkey Man — is it streaming?
Then Jordan Peele saw Monkey Man and felt it deserved a theatrical release, so Universal acquired the rights, taking it to cinemas via Peele’s Monkeypaw label, where it’s likely to have an exclusive window for at least a month. And possibly three months if the movie makes money.
It’s not clear if Netflix has retained streaming rights or whether the movie will drop on Universal’s own Peacock channel. But rest assured, we’ll update this article as-and-when we have news.
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Chris Tilly is the TV & Movies Editor at Dexerto. He has a BA in English Literature, an MA in Newspaper Journalism, and over the last 20 years, he’s worked for the likes of Time Out, IGN, and Fandom. Chris loves Star Wars, Marvel, DC, sci-fi, and especially horror, while he knows maybe too much about Alan Partridge. You can email him here: chris.tilly@dexerto.com.
