Monkey Man (film)

Monkey Man
Monkey Man
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Dev Patel
Screenplay by	Dev Patel; Paul Angunawela; John Collee;
Story by	Dev Patel
Produced by	Dev Patel; Jomon Thomas; Jordan Peele; Win Rosenfeld; Ian Cooper; Basil Iwanyk; Erica Lee; Christine Haebler; Sam Sahini; Anjay Nagpal;
Starring	Dev Patel; Sharlto Copley; Pitobash; Vipin Sharma; Sikander Kher; Adithi Kalkunte; Zakir Hussain;
Cinematography	Sharone Meir
Edited by	Dávid Jancsó; Tim Murrell; Joe Galdo;
Music by	Jed Kurzel
Production; companies	Universal Pictures; Bron Studios; Thunder Road Films; Monkeypaw Productions; Minor Realm; S'YA Concept; WME Independent; Creative Wealth Media;
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release dates	March 11, 2024 (SXSW); April 4, 2024 (New Zealand); April 5, 2024 (United States and Canada);
Running time	121 minutes
Countries	Canada; United States;
Languages	English; Hindi
Budget	$10 million
Box office	$35 million

Monkey Man is a 2024 action thriller film directed and produced by Dev Patel in his directorial debut, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Paul Angunawela and John Collee. The film stars Patel as the title character, with Sikandar Kher, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, and Vipin Sharma in supporting roles.

Monkey Man premiered at South by Southwest on March 11, 2024, and was released theatrically in the United States and Canada by Universal Pictures on April 5, 2024. The film was critically acclaimed and grossed $35 million worldwide against a $10 million budget. It was nominated at the 78th BAFTA Awards for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.^[9]

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