Disneynature Monkey Kingdom (2015)
86%RT Audience Score: 76%
Awards & Nominations: 1 win & 1 nomination
Monkey Kingdom’s breathtaking footage of primates in the wild is likely to please animal lovers of all ages
Monkey Kingdom is the perfect film for anyone who loves nature and animals, but also wants a good laugh. With Tina Fey’s hilarious narration and the monkeys’ expressive faces, you’ll be entertained and educated at the same time. Plus, who doesn’t love a good Moe Howard hairdo? This Disneyfied version of nature may not be for everyone, but it’s definitely worth a watch. So grab some popcorn and get ready to go bananas!
Production Company(ies)
Eye Steel Film Téléfilm Canada Rogers Group of Fund,s
Distributor
Walt Disney
Release Type
Filming Location(s)
New York City, New York, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for suggestive material and violent images
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 22m
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Language(s):English, French, Japanese
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Apr 17, 2015 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 15, 2015
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
starring Tina Fey, directed by Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill, written by Mark Linfield, produced by Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill, Kristina Reed, documentary, G rating, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Marc Savlov, Bilge Ebiri, Christy Lemire, Stephen Whitty, Nell Minow, Liam Lacey, Brian Eggert, Michael Clark, Nikki Baughan, Anne Brodie, Jennifer Merin, animal lovers, South Asia, Maya the monkey, Kip, social hierarchy, Castle Rock, neighboring monkeys, ingenuity, extended family, untapped resources, strange new creatures, unfamiliar surroundings, work together, reclaim Castle Rock, bright future, primates, Walt Disney, Tina Fey as narrator, Mark Linfield as director, Alastair Fothergill as director, Mark Linfield as screenwriter, Mark Linfield as producer, Alastair Fothergill as producer
Worldwide gross: $386,471
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $476,325
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,747
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 51,944
US/Canada gross: $260,430
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $320,980
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,439
US/Canada opening weekend: $28,178
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $34,729
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,329
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Mark Linfield – Director, Screenwriter, Producer
Alastair Fothergill – Director, Producer
Kristina Reed – Producer
Director(s)
Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill
Writer(s)
Mark Linfield
Producer(s)
Mark Linfield, Alastair Fothergill, Kristina Reed
Film Festivals
Awards & Nominations
1 win & 1 nomination
Academy Awards
All Critics (61) | Top Critics (24) | Fresh (57) | Rotten (4)
All in all, this is one of Disneynature’s best in-country outings so far, so much so that you’re very likely to leave the theatre feeling downright giddy and more connected to the world than before.
April 23, 2015 | Rating: 3.5/5
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
This may be an unabashed, Disneyfied version of nature. But it’s also fun, touching, and expertly assembled.
April 17, 2015
Bilge Ebiri
New York Magazine/Vulture
TOP CRITIC
You’re likely to laugh and learn in equal measure-and so will your little ones.
April 17, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Christy Lemire
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
An enjoyable documentary, with some painless lessons. And a good heart, too …
April 17, 2015 | Rating: 3/4
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
TOP CRITIC
Adorable as expected but also surprisingly absorbing, with marvelous narration from Tina Fey.
April 17, 2015 | Rating: B+
Nell Minow
Movie Mom
TOP CRITIC
The story of the colony’s exile and return feels like a dull sermon, but the animals themselves, with their expressive faces and Moe Howard hairdos, can switch from slapstick to pathos faster than Charlie Chaplin.
April 17, 2015 | Rating: 2.5/4
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
TOP CRITIC
Devotees of more objective Nature documentaries will suffer through a questionable soundtrack and a few moments of overemphasized slapstick, but the world represented here is undeniably stunning on a visual level, and certainly dramatic on its own terms.
June 21, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
“Monkey Kingdom” is a mix of IMAX nature flicks and virtually every “National Geographic” special. The photography is beyond impeccable and the narration by Tina Fey is at once warm, edgy, droll, and clever and lends the film unexpected but welcomed bite.
May 19, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
Michael Clark
Epoch Times
The sumptuous cinematography by Martyn Colbeck and Gavin Thurston is both stunning to look at and drives home the message that we should all be fighting to save our natural world and the remarkable creatures who reside within.
October 4, 2021
Nikki Baughan
AWFJ Women on Film
Monkey Kingdom is the wonderful kind of “good for you” film that we don’t see often enough.
October 4, 2021
Anne Brodie
AWFJ Women on Film
Monkey Kingdom is a mind-expanding observation of family life among monkeys whose struggle for survival takes them from the jungles of Sri Lanka into an urban environment.
October 4, 2021
Jennifer Merin
AWFJ Women on Film
A mix of education and entertainment, the doc is filled with useful information, beautiful imagery and ape anecdotes.
February 3, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse…
Plot
In 1962 Hitchcock and Truffaut locked themselves away in Hollywood for a week to excavate the secrets behind the mise-en-scène in cinema. Based on the original recordings of this meeting-used to produce the mythical book Hitchcock/Truffaut-this film illustrates the greatest cinema lesson of all time and plummets us into the world of the creator of Psycho, The Birds, and Vertigo. Hitchcock’s incredibly modern art is elucidated and explained by today’s leading filmmakers: Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Arnaud Desplechin, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Wes Anderson, James Gray, Olivier Assayas, Richard Linklater, Peter Bogdanovich and Paul Schrader.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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