Dynamic Watchlist Hub: Jan 29, 2026

10 Best Movies Like The Monkey

If you loved The Monkey, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Alice

Alice

1990★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Alice Tate, mother of two, with a marriage of 16 years, finds herself falling for a handsome sax player, Joe. Stricken with a backache, she consults herbalist Dr. Yang, who realize...

#2
Mirror

Mirror

1975★ 8.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A dying man in his forties recalls his childhood, his mother, the war and personal moments that tell of and juxtapose pivotal moments in Soviet history with daily life....

#3
2010

2010

1984★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Disc...

#4
North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Western. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns in...

#5
Blood Simple

Blood Simple

1985★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The owner of a seedy small-town Texas bar discovers that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. A chaotic chain of misunderstandings, lies and mischief ensues afte...

#6
Le Plaisir

Le Plaisir

1952★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Monkey for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Three stories about the pleasure. The first one is about a man hiding his age behind a mask to keep going to balls and fancying women - pleasure and youth. Then comes the long tale...