Movies about chimpanzees

Movies about chimpanzees
List of the best films about chimpanzees according to the audience: Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Bikini Beach, Monkey Business, Showgirls, Grandma's Boy, Strange Wilderness, Requirements to Be a Normal Person, The Return of the Pink Panther, Love Potion No. 9, Waikiki Wedding.

In the top there are new films of 2020, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Genre
Country
Markimdb: 6.8
Genrecomedy, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:36

Following a childhood tragedy, Dewey Cox follows a long and winding road to music stardom. Dewey perseveres through changing musical styles, an addiction to nearly every drug known and bouts of uncontrollable rage.

Markimdb: 5.5
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:39

A millionaire sets out to prove his theory that his pet chimpanzee is as intelligent as the teenagers who hang out on the local beach, where he is intending to build a retirement home.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrefantastic, comedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

Research chemist Barnaby Fulton works on a fountain of youth pill for a chemical company. One of the labs chimps gets loose in the laboratory and mixes chemicals, but then pours the mix into the water cooler. When trying one of his own samples, washed down with water from the cooler, Fulton begins to act just like a twenty-year-old and believes his potion is working. Soon his wife and boss are also behaving like children.

Markimdb: 4.9
Genredrama
CountryFrance, USA
Duration02:11

A young drifter named Nomi arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become a top showgirl.

Markimdb: 6.9
Genrecomedy
CountryUSA
Duration01:34

Even though he's 35, Alex acts more like he's 13, spending his days as the world's oldest video game tester and his evenings developing the next big Xbox game. But he gets kicked out of his apartment and is forced to move in with his grandmother.

Markimdb: 5.2
Genrecomedy, adventure
CountryUSA

With the ratings dropping for a wilderness-themed TV show, two animal fans go to the Andes in search of Bigfoot.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySpain
Duration00:39

Maria is 30 years old, she is a peculiar person and has one goal: become a normal person. But first of all she must discover what is exactly this. Which kind of person is she? Is she a normal person? What does exactly means? That question goes deeper into her mind. After she lists every requirements, she proposes to reach them. In that journey she will find her brother's help, Alex, a 25 years old boy who is mentally challenged and achieves every list requirements. She meets Borja as well, a boy obsessed with diets and lose weight. They will make a curious pact: she helps him to live an active and healthy live, and he helps her to meet her goal: become a normal person.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, melodrama, crime, detective
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:53

The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity of 'The Phantom'.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:32

Unlucky in love, chemist Paul Matthews visits gypsy Madame Rosa for help. Quickly realizing he is a hopeless nerd, she gifts him with Love Potion No. 8, which makes anyone who wears it irresistible to the opposite sex for four hours. Paul and animal psychologist coworker Diane Farrow decide to test it on themselves. The awkward pair suddenly find themselves alluring to anyone they approach, but soon realize they are most attracted to each other.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, musical
CountryUSA
Duration01:29

Tony Marvin is a laid back but incredibly successful promoter and fair-haired boy for J. P. Todhunter's pineapple company located in beautiful Hawaii. He gets the company to sponsor a contest in which the winner gets a Hawaiian vacation and is obligated to write articles on the islands which, when published, will constitute a publicity coup for the company. Unfortunately, Georgia Smith, the winner, feels lonely and isolated in the Islands and wants to return to the States. With help from buddy Shad Buggle Tony tries to romantically divert Georgia without letting her know his true motivation.

Markimdb: 7
Genrecomedy, crime, detective
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

Five bored, occasionally high and always ineffective Vermont state troopers must prove their worth to the governor or lose their jobs. After stumbling on a drug ring, they plan to make a bust, but a rival police force is out to steal the glory.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:48

A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps fairly well, he begins to suspect there is more to the secret project than he is being told.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA, Spain
Duration01:25

A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the world's wildest rides operated by fun-loving animals, the excitement never ends. But when trouble hits, June and her misfit team of furry friends begin an unforgettable journey to save the park.

Markimdb: 6.3
Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, crime
CountryUSA
Duration01:35

A policeman white blood cell, with the help of a cold pill, must stop a deadly virus from destroying the human they live in, Frank.

Markimdb: 3.1
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryThailand

Six American grad students have arrived in Africa to study apes with a renowned professor. But after setting up camp in a jungle clearing, they soon become witness to the carnage inflicted by the strange and remote species.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrefantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon, short
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration01:28

The luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain is a boundlessly enthusiastic, if somewhat less-than-successful, terror of the High Seas. With a rag-tag crew at his side, and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, the Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate of the Year Award. It’s a quest that takes our heroes from the shores of exotic Blood Island to the foggy streets of Victorian London. Along the way they battle a diabolical queen and team up with a haplessly smitten young scientist, but never lose sight of what a pirate loves best: adventure!

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrecomedy, music
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

Determined to avoid another night of driving aimlessly around Torrance in the Blue Torpedo, Joe and Hubbs set out on a quest for fine chicks. Their paths soon cross with Tack, from whom they learn about a pair of foreign radical chicks hanging out near the Frankie Avalon place. Over Joe's objections, Hubbs worms Tack out of the deal, and the pair take a slow ride toward their destiny.

Markimdb: 5.8
Genrefantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
CountryAustralia, USA
Duration01:37

Babe, fresh from his victory in the sheepherding contest, returns to Farmer Hoggett's farm, but after Farmer Hoggett is injured and unable to work, Babe has to go to the big city to save the farm.

Markimdb: 4.1
Genrehorror
CountryUSA

Ruth Earlton has come home to her ancestral mansion to claim her inheritance. Accompanied by her boyfriend, she discovers that her father died suddenly under suspicious circumstances. Now it's her turn, as her deranged and relentless uncle targets her for death with the help of his wife and son, plus a very unhappy ape.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, thriller, crime, detective
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:38

Five strangers board a train and are joined by a mysterious fortune teller who offers to read their Tarot cards. Five separate stories unfold: An architect returns to his ancestoral home to find a werewolf out for revenge; a doctor discovers his new wife is a vampire; a huge plant takes over a house; a musician gets involved with voodoo; an art critic is pursued by a disembodied hand.

Markimdb: 6.7
Genrehorror, crime, detective
CountryItaly, Luxembourg
Duration01:55

A young girl, with an amazing ability to communicate with insects, is transferred to an exclusive Swiss boarding school, where her unusual capability might help solve a string of murders.

Markimdb: 6.8
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:29

Baron Frankenstein, working under the protective pseudonym Dr. Victor Stein, together with his assistant Dr. Kleve, transplants a dwarf's brain into another body and unleashes a deranged being.

Markimdb: 6.4
Genrecomedy, drama
CountryFrance, USA
Duration01:36

A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. As scientist Nathan trains the wild man, Puff, in the ways of the world - starting with table manners - Nathan's lover Lila fights to preserve the man's simian past, which represents a freedom enviable to most.

Markimdb: 6
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:28

Paper Heart follows Nick and Charlyne on a cross-country journey to document what exactly "love" is. Interviewing ministers, happily married couples, chemists, romance novelists, divorce lawyers, a group of children and more, the determined young girl attempts to find definition and perhaps even experience the mysterious emotion.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryCanada, USA
Duration00:52

Dave, Sam and Jeff are about to graduate from Holden University with honors in lying, cheating and scheming. The three roommates have proudly scammed their way through the last four years of college and now, during final exams, these big-men-on-campus are about to be busted by the most unlikely dude in school. Self-dubbed Cool Ethan, an ambitious nerd with a bad crush, enters their lives one day and everything begins to unravel.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
Duration02:20

A simple man is turned into a genius through the application of computer science.

Markimdb: 4.4
Genrefantasy, comedy, family
CountryUSA

The tale of a workaholic dad-turned-dog who finds that being man's best friend shows him the most important job - being a great dad.

Markimdb: 4.5
Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
CountryUSA
Duration01:21

Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.

Markimdb: 2.1
Genrecomedy, sport
CountryUSA

A rag-tag bunch of seniors, complete outsiders at their surf-crazed Laguna Beach High School, decide to crash the biggest team surf contest. In order to prevail, however, they must do one important thing...learn to surf! We're taking your classic Cinderella story into the world of surfing, complete with hi-jinx and the aesthetic beauty of surf mecca Costa Rica, our spectacular set location

Markimdb: 4.5
Genreaction, thriller, comedy, crime
CountryUSA, Canada, Germany
Duration01:37

The story begins with a regular Joe who tries desperately to seek employment, but embarks on a violent rampage when he teams up with cult leader Uncle Dave. Their first act is to heist an amusement park, only to learn that the Taliban are planning the same heist as well. Chaos ensues, and now the Postal Dude must not only take on terrorists but also political figures.

Markimdb: 5.4
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:37

As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

Markimdb: 6.1
Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
CountryFrance
Duration02:06

Victoria Spick, a criminal lawyer who is single, turns up at a wedding and meets three men there: David, the father of her daughters; Vincent, a friend of hers; and Sam, a former drug dealer who she bailed out. The next day, Vincent is accused of attempted murder by his partner.

Markimdb: 5.3
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountrySpain
Duration01:42

A romantic comedy inventing a friendship between Cervantes and Shakespeare who both fall in love with a beautiful Spanish woman.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrehorror, fantastic, melodrama, detective
CountryUSA

A remake of the 1927 horror film "The Wizard". Dr. Larry Forbes(Sheppard Strudwick)arrives in a remote French village to visit his fiancee (Lynne Roberts) who lives with her scientist father Dr. Renault (George Zucco) and his Ape-like manservant Noel. Several Murders coincide with Dr Forbes arrival, with clues pointing in multiple directions.

Markimdb: 7
Genrehorror, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration01:30

A trainer attempts to retrain a vicious dog that’s been raised to kill black people.

Markimdb: 5.7
Genrecomedy, melodrama
CountryUSA
Duration01:43

A reporter Lanie Kerrigan interviews a psychic homeless man for a fluff piece about a football game's score. Instead he tells her that her life has no meaning and is going to end in just a few days, which sparks her to action, trying to change the pattern of her life...

Markimdb: 5.9
Genrehorror
CountryUnited Kingdom
Duration01:43

Young graduate student Jane Chase becomes the new assistant to an eccentric zoology professor at the remote home he shares with two brilliant chimpanzees and an elderly orangutan butler named Link. But when one of the chimps is found dead and the professor mysteriously disappears, Link becomes dangerously aggressive towards Jane. Now, the time for “monkey business” is over and the true terror is about to begin.

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