Buddy vs The Monkey
Buddy has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 6/10 for The Monkey). Buddy is the shorter watch at 1h 35m compared with 1h 37m. The Monkey is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are comedy, horror movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Buddy
The Monkey| Buddy | The Monkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.9/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 35m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Comedy, Horror | Comedy, Horror |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Casper Kelly | Osgood Perkins |
| Main cast | Patton Oswalt, Michael Shannon, Cristin Milioti, Clint Howard, Topher Grace | Tatiana Maslany, Theo James, Laura Mennell, Adam Scott, Sarah Levy |
Synopsis
Buddy
A magical, singing orange unicorn holds his cast hostage in a surreal TV-show dimension, as he becomes more and more demented.
The Monkey
When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear their family apart. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree forcing the estranged brothers to confront the cursed toy.
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