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The Monkey's Mask

Play trailer Poster for The Monkey's Mask R,  2001,  1h 34m,  Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 42% 31 Reviews Tomatometer 15% 500+ Ratings Popcornmeter
42% Tomatometer 31 Reviews 15% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
A lesbian private detective (Susie Porter), hired to find a poet, has an affair with the teacher (Kelly McGillis) of the missing woman.

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Eric Harrison Houston Chronicle Jun 14, 2002
D+
An uneasy mix of tired detective-movie clichs and low-key arty pretension. Go to Full Review
Jay Carr Boston Globe Dec 14, 2001
3/4
Wary, conflicted, gutsy, and simpatico, [Lang'd] make a fine series character. Go to Full Review
Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer Dec 6, 2001
2.5/4
Emphasizes sex at the expense of mystery. Go to Full Review
Jae-Ha Kim Jae-Ha Kim Jul 28, 2023
2/4
When the killer is revealed, we don’t really care. The villain literally laughs in the protagonist's face like a Saturday morning cartoon character. It’s as if they knew how ludicrous this plot was all along. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 12, 2005
3/5
Michael W. Phillips, Jr. Goatdog's Movies Nov 18, 2002
2/5
Don't be fooled by the packaging: at the heart of it, it's a pedestrian detective thriller that doesn't have much going for it in terms of originality. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Samantha Lang

Director

Susie Porter

Jill

Kelly McGillis

Diana

Marton Csokas

Nick

Deborah Mailman

Lou

Abbie Cornish

Mickey

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The Monkey's Mask

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Movie Info

Synopsis A lesbian private detective (Susie Porter), hired to find a poet, has an affair with the teacher (Kelly McGillis) of the missing woman.
Director
Samantha Lang
Producer
Robert Connolly, John Maynard
Screenwriter
Anne Kennedy, Dorothy Porter
Distributor
Strand Releasing
Production Co
Fandango, TVA International, Arena Films
Rating
R (Graphic Dialogue|Strong Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 27, 2001, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 26, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$49.0K
Runtime
1h 34m
Sound Mix
Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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