
A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of Sri Lanka.... (Full plot summary below)
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A nature documentary that follows a newborn monkey and its mother as they struggle to survive within the competitive social hierarchy of the Temple Troop, a dynamic group of monkeys who live in ancient ruins found deep in the storied jungles of Sri Lanka.
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| New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierIf you don’t love monkeys already — and really, we all should — then Monkey Kingdom will swing you in the right direction. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordWhile previous entries in this series have been over-anthropomorphized, defanged and declawed, Mark Linfield & Alastair Fothergill's ("Earth," "Chimpanzee") latest is a winner with an organically spun story |
| Chicago Daily HeraldDann GireWhat we witness in Monkey Kingdom is nothing less than amazing. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThe gorgeous flora and fauna of Sri Lanka are well-represented, even as the monkey business ranges from cute to cutesy. |
| New York PostSara StewartOn the whole, though, you couldn’t do much better than Monkey Kingdom to get kids invested in learning about, and protecting, the natural world. |
| St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsMonkey Kingdom tugs our heartstrings to the top of the trees. With a lot of patience, and perhaps a little trickery, directors Mark Linfield and Alastair Fothergill have produced a simian “Cinderella.” |
| Boston GlobeJanice PageNew rule: All Disneynature films must be narrated by Tina Fey. |
| RogerEbert.comChristy LemireYou’re likely to laugh and learn in equal measure–and so will your little ones. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesBruce IngramThere’s enough genuinely affecting footage of its troop of primate performers doing what comes naturally to make it memorable and moving. |
| Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovHey, hey, it’s the monkeys that rule this particular spot on the Earth, and watching them monkey around is a G-rated trip and a half. And with Tina Fey’s enthusiastic narration, you might even learn something, too. |