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Monkeybone

Get boned!

2001 1hr : 33m Adventure · Fantasy · Animation ★ 5.3

After a car crash sends repressed cartoonist Stu into a coma, he and the mischievous Monkeybone, his hilarious alter-ego, wake up in a wacked-out waystation for lost souls. When Monkeybone takes over Stu's body and escapes to wreak havoc on the real world, Stu has to find a way to stop him before his sister pulls the plug on reality forever!

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Why it may be worth watching

  • Monkeybone combines Adventure and Fantasy elements in one feature.
  • The principal cast includes Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro.
  • Viewers currently rate it 5.3/10 from 391 votes.

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Best suited to viewers looking for Adventure, Fantasy, Animation. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.

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KamuraiExternal review · ★ 6.0/10

Good movie, might watch again, but hard to recommend.

This is a weird movie. Not only do you get a stop motion like imaginary monkey as a character, you get Brendan Fraser acting like he thinks it acts, an other-world for the dead and imaginary alike as well as Whoopie Goldberg as Death. Oh, and Dave Foley naked.

The story itself, an imaginary character taking over its creator's body for some nefarious purpose, is actually really good. The execution just isn't fantastic the entire time, particularly the 3rd act. When a movie starts good and en…

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Good movie, might watch again, but hard to recommend.

This is a weird movie. Not only do you get a stop motion like imaginary monkey as a character, you get Brendan Fraser acting like he thinks it acts, an other-world for the dead and imaginary alike as well as Whoopie Goldberg as Death. Oh, and Dave Foley naked.

The story itself, an imaginary character taking over its creator's body for some nefarious purpose, is actually really good. The execution just isn't fantastic the entire time, particularly the 3rd act. When a movie starts good and ends weak, it leaves you with a poor memory of it.

Ultimately, it was an enjoyable, but it could have been a lot better, and there are plenty of better movies to watch.

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