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Monkey Business (1952)

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All Time

of 190,179

3,071

1950's

of 8,943

252

1952

of 2,375

17
Comedy
- Comedy All Time
  
  of 36,566
  
  702
  
  Comedy of 1952
  
  of 199
  
  5
  
  Comedy of the 1950's
  
  of 1,560
  
  36
Sci-Fi
- Sci-Fi All Time
  
  of 2,914
  
  257
  
  Sci-Fi of 1952
  
  of 10
  
  1
  
  Sci-Fi of the 1950's
  
  of 218
  
  36

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Monkey Business (1952) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:2.7664

Avg Critic Score:2.7068

Monkey Business (1952) Movie Reviews

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filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Mr. Oxley's been complaining about her "punctuation," so she makes sure she's at her desk by nine. ...read the complete Monkey Business movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Mr. Oxley's been complaining about her "punctuation," so she makes sure she's at her desk by nine. ...read the complete Monkey Business movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)

Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

Director Howard Hawks' screwball comedy has plenty of funny moments, but it didn't make me laugh as much as it should have considering its great cast of Cary Grant, Charles Coburn, Ginger Rogers, and Marilyn Monroe, and talented screenwriters Ben Hecht, ...read the complete Monkey Business movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)

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DVD Talk (D.K. Holm)

Monkey Business is one of Hawks's weirder, and therefore more interesting films, but not as funny as it could be, and sluggish in pace. The excellent image makes up for the modicum of supplements....read the complete Monkey Business (1952) review at DVD Talk (D.K. Holm)

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New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

As soon as this gag is established and provokes the obvious guffaws, the subsequent changes rung upon it become just a little dull....read the complete Monkey Business (1952) review at New York Times (Bosley Crowther)

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