The Monkey King

Name: The Monkey King
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Released: 2014-01-09
Duration: 1 h 59 min
Rating: 5.6
Cast: Donnie Yen, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Joe Chen, Chow Yun-Fat, Peter Ho

2014·Movie·PG-13·119 min·★ 5.6(235)

Action Adventure Family Fantasy

Sun Wukong is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China.

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Canada	FlixFling, AsianCrush, Hoopla, Tubi TV	Apple TV Store, FlixFling
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Japan	U-NEXT	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store
South Korea	Netflix, Watcha, Netflix Standard with Ads, TVING	Google Play Movies

About The Monkey King

The Monkey King is a 2014 Chinese-language action, adventure and family film directed by Soi Cheang. The cast is led by Donnie Yen, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing, Joe Chen. It has a runtime of 1h 59m. Viewers rate it 5.6/10 across 200 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, FlixFling, AsianCrush.

The Monkey King was produced by Filmko Pictures, Mandarin Films, and Beijing Wen Hua Dong Run Investment and made in China and Hong Kong. It was released on January 9, 2014, and carries a PG-13 certification. Made on a budget of about $82 million, it went on to gross $182 million worldwide.

Director: Soi Cheang
Writers: Szeto Kam-Yuen, Edmond Wong Chi-Mun, Xin Huo
Release date: January 9, 2014
Original language: Chinese
Age rating: PG-13
Status: Released
Country: China, Hong Kong
Budget: $82 million
Box office: $182 million
Production: Filmko Pictures, Mandarin Films, Beijing Wen Hua Dong Run Investment

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The Monkey King cast & crew

The Monkey King was directed by Soi Cheang and written by Szeto Kam-Yuen, Edmond Wong Chi-Mun, and Xin Huo.

The cast features Donnie Yen as Sun Wukong / Monkey King, Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing as Bull Demon King, Joe Chen as Princess Iron Fan, Chow Yun-Fat as Jade Emperor, Peter Ho as Erlangshen, and Kelly Chen Hui-Lin as Goddess of Mercy Guanyin.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Christopher Young, cinematography is by Cheung Man-Po, and it was produced by Clarence Ford and Kiefer Liu.

Is The Monkey King worth watching?

The Monkey King holds an audience score of 5.6/10 from 235 ratings, a more divisive action films.

At 1h 59m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, adventure, and family, The Monkey King is worth a place on your watchlist.

How and where to watch The Monkey King

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