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Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
Comedy · Crime · Mystery · 2023
Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
Movie details
Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie
“It's a different world. He fits in perfectly.”
2023 Comedy · Crime · Mystery 1h 37m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
Monk steps out of retirement as his stepdaughter's wedding turns tragic when her fiancé dies in a bungee jumping accident.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Randall Zisk
Written by
Andy Breckman
Tony Shalhoub
Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard
Natalie Teeger-Albright
Jason Gray-Stanford
Randy Disher
Melora Hardin
Trudy Monk
Héctor Elizondo
Neven Bell
Ted Levine
Leland Stottlemeyer
James Purefoy
Rick Eden
Court is in session
Put Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie on trial.
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The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.