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1. The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A discovery made by a kung fu obsessed American teen sends him on an adventure to ancient China, where he joins up with a band of martial arts warriors in order to free the imprisoned Monkey King.
Director: Rob Minkoff | Stars: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Michael Angarano, Juana Collignon
Votes: 109,558 | Gross: $52.08M
2. The Monkey King (2023)
PG | 97 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Inspired by an epic Chinese tale, translated into an action-packed comedy, a Monkey and his magical fighting Stick battle demons, dragons, gods and the greatest adversary of all - Monkey's ego.
Director: Anthony Stacchi | Stars: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy
Votes: 6,301
3. American Born Chinese (2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Jin Wang is an average teenager balancing high school and home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of school, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle with Chinese mythological gods.
Stars: Ben Wang, Yann Yann Yeo, Chin Han, Ke Huy Quan
Votes: 6,664
4. The New Legends of Monkey (2018–2020)
TV-PG | 24 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Entering the mythical world of the Monkey King, where a young monk and his group of disciples are on a journey to collect scrolls of Buddhist wisdom.
Stars: Chai Hansen, Luciane Buchanan, Josh Thomson, Emilie Cocquerel
Votes: 5,001
5. Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons (2013)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Tang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.
Directors: Stephen Chow, Chi-Kin Kwok | Stars: Zhang Wen, Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Show Lo
Votes: 13,984 | Gross: $0.02M
6. The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven's Palace (2014)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A monkey born from heavenly stone acquires supernatural powers and must battle the armies of both gods and demons to find his place in the heavens.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Yitian Hai
Votes: 5,370 | Gross: $0.71M
8. Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (2010 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Loosely based on the classic Chinese novel 'Journey to the West', players are cast as Monkey; a strong, brutish loner who is forced to partner with the tech-savvy yet physically weak Trip on a journey to freedom.
Director: Nina Kristensen | Stars: Andy Serkis, Lindsey Shaw, Richard Ridings, Ryan McCluskey
Votes: 1,708
9. Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2015)
PG | 89 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The all-powerful Monkey King was imprisoned by the Gods for 500 years, but when a child releases him from his curse, the Monkey King must now save an innocent village from the evil Mountain Lord and his monstrous army.
Director: Xiaopeng Tian | Stars: Lei Zhang, Zijie Lin, Wenlun Wu, Zirong Tong
Votes: 4,718
10. A Chinese Odyssey: Part 2 - Cinderella (1995)
98 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
The convoluted continuation of the adventures of the time-traveling, now-human Monkey King, who attempts to fulfill his divine destiny.
Director: Jeffrey Lau | Stars: Stephen Chow, Man-Tat Ng, Athena Chu, Ada Choi
Votes: 8,543
11. The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (2022)
90 min | Adventure, Fantasy
The Monkey King: The Legend Begins is the re-imagined version by Hollywood of the film The Monkey King: Havoc in Heavens Palace, the origin and birthplace of The Monkey King Story.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Donnie Yen, Chow Yun-Fat, Aaron Kwok, Peter Ho
Votes: 273
12. The Monkey King 2 (2016)
Not Rated | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When a travelling monk is stranded in a wasteland, The Monkey King must escort him across the land to retrieve sacred scriptures and protect him from an evil demon.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Gong Li, Shaofeng Feng, Shenyang Xiao
Votes: 3,462 | Gross: $0.71M
13. The Monkey King 3 (2018)
Not Rated | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A travelling monk and his followers find themselves trapped in a land inhabited by only women.
Director: Soi Cheang | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Shaofeng Feng, Zanilia Zhao, Shenyang Xiao
Votes: 1,746 | Gross: $0.19M
14. Journey to the West (1996– )
45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Sun Wukong the Monkey King, monk Tang Sanzang, humanoid pig Zhu Bajie and river demon Sha Wujing embark on a perilous journey to retrieve holy scriptures from the west, as an act of ... See full summary »
Stars: Dicky Cheung, Wah Kong, Yiu-Cheung Lai, Cheung-Ching Mak
Votes: 371
15. Black Myth: Wukong (2024 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Filming
Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
16. Havoc in Heaven (1961)
Not Rated | 114 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
Directors: Wan Laiming, Cheng Tang | Stars: Yue-Feng Qiu, Run-Sheng Fu, Hans Alfredson, Ke Bi
Votes: 2,395
17. Journey to the West (1986–2000)
45 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Participate in the legendary long pilgrimage of Tang Dynasty Buddhist monk Tang Shen, who traveled to the western regions of Central Asia and India to obtain sacred Buddhist texts.
Stars: Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Dehua Ma, Huaili Yan, Shaohua Xu
Votes: 1,734
18. The Monkey King (2001– )
Unrated | 150 min | Adventure, Fantasy
American journalist Nick Orton is caught up in the world of Chinese gods and monsters while on a search for the long lost manuscript to 'Hsi Yu Chi' (The Journey to the West) by Wu Ch'eng ... See full summary »
Stars: Thomas Gibson, Bai Ling, Russell Wong, Ric Young
Votes: 1,796
19. The Legends of Changing Destiny (2023)
45 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
A man accidentally travels through time and finds himself in a distant past where he has become the legendary Monkey King.
Stars: Raymond Lam, Mengjie Jiang, Kenji Wu, Jin Akanishi
Votes: 15
20. Lego Monkie Kid: The Emperor's Wrath (2023 TV Movie)
43 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
MK and his friends must embrace their ancestral powers if they have any hope to stop the new Jade Emperor before he tears the whole universe apart.
Director: Christian Barkel | Stars: Johnny Yong Bosch, David Chen, Jack De Sena, Meli Grant
Votes: 80
21. Immortal Demon Slayer (2017)
Not Rated | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Family
A giant rebelled against the heavens. It was declared a devil and defeated. The immortal heart evolved into Sun Wukong. The heavens found him, and ravaged his home. He enters the heavenly kingdom, disguised as a human, seeking retribution.
Director: Chi-Kin Kwok | Stars: Eddie Peng, Shawn Yue, Ni Ni, Xiao Bai
Votes: 1,954
22. Monkey King (2020)
Comedy, Fantasy
Directors: Kwok-Man Keung, Jing Wong | Stars: Benny Chan, Kar-Ying Law, Tze-Chung Lam, Mars
Votes: 51
23. The Monkey King: Reborn (2021)
Not Rated | 95 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
A long, long time ago, devils were rampant in East-land. Master Tang, who was second apprentice of Buddha Rulai in his previous life, swore to Leiyin Temple in West to fetch scriptures to purify East-land.
Director: Yunfei Wang | Stars: Yenni Ann, Xuecen Bai, Zhongyang Baomu, Jiang Bian
Votes: 559
24. Journey to the West (2011– )
45 min | Action, Adventure
The legendary pilgrimage of the Tang dynasty Buddhist monk Xuanzang who traveled to the "Western Regions", to obtain Buddhist sacred texts and returned after many trials and much suffering.
Stars: Shi Lei, Ke Hu, Yong You, Chun-Chung Tong
Votes: 84
25. The Monkey Is Back (2021)
87 min | Action
Many years later, in a fierce battle with the three-eyed God of War, Monkey King was broken and fell into the mortal world. Monkey King realizes self-salvation under the conspiracy of Mu Shen Jumang to bring disaster to the world..
Director: Weiji Li | Stars: Zina Blahusova, Wei Chai, Will Chang, Pak-Ho Chau
Votes: 92
26. The Westward: Good Bye, Monkey King (2020)
Animation, Action, Adventure
This film serves as a Prequel to the Xixing Ji series.
Director: Mulong Zhong | Stars: Junhang Fan, Kiyo, Beichen Liu
Votes: 91
27. Big Bird in China (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 75 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Big Bird and his companion, Barkley, travel across China in search of the legendary Feng Huang, the Phoenix Bird.
Director: Jon Stone | Stars: Caroll Spinney, Brian Meehl, Lianzi Ouyang, Frank Oz
Votes: 497
28. The Great Sage Sun Wukong (2019)
83 min | Action, Fantasy
Because of the drought around the world, Mountain Huaguo with a water source is harassed by powerful monsters around. To investigate the cause of the drought and also obtain a suitable ... See full summary »
Director: Zhihong Chen | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Yufeng Du, Lilan Zhu, Xianshi Li
Votes: 78
29. Monkey Magic (2007)
120 min | Adventure, Fantasy, History
On the way to India to get some holy scrolls, priest Tripitaka and his followers are led by Monkey and implored by a princess to protect her people from a warlord and his brother. They've ... See full summary »
Director: Kensaku Sawada | Stars: Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô, Eri Fukatsu
Votes: 312
30. The Cave of the Silken Web (1967)
82 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Cave of Silken Web is the third installment in Shaw Brothers series from the Chinese classic tale Journey to the West. The monk Tripitaka and his three protector/companions, Monkey, Pigsy, ... See full summary »
Director: Meng-Hua Ho | Stars: Angela Yu Chien, Liang Hua Liu, Meng Tien, Shirley Huang
Votes: 199
31. Journey to the West (2010– )
45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A new version of the Journey to the West. The series features a scenic setting across China as it follows the Monk and his disciples on their quest for the scriptures and towards enlightenment.
Stars: Zhenxiang Fei, Victor Chen, Ning Xie, Fengbin Mou
Votes: 72
32. Surprise (2015)
96 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Wang Dachui is a minor demon and wannabe local hero who annoys his fellow villagers. As he crosses paths with the foursome from the classic Chinese story Journey To The West, he offers to help fight an evil spirit that threatens his town.
Director: Xiaoxing Yi | Stars: Zishan Yang, White-K, Chen Bo-lin, Tianyu Ma
Votes: 460
33. The Cave of the Silken Web (1927)
59 min | Fantasy
One of the earliest cinematic adaptation of Chinese classic novel Journey to the West. When seeking for food alone, Tang Xuanzang was kept prisoner by seven spider monsters who took the ... See full summary »
Director: Duyu Dan | Stars: Mingzhu Yin, Wen-Chao Wu, Meikang Jiang, Jiali Zhan
Votes: 109
34. The Monkey King (2002– )
Comedy, Fantasy
Adapted from the classic chinese novel "Journey to the West", The Monkey King (Dicky Cheung) got punished by the Buddha and imprisoned under the Palm Mountain, the only method to release ... See full summary »
Stars: Sammi Cheng, Dicky Cheung, Charlene Choi, Gillian Chung
Votes: 124
35. Return of Wu Kong (2018)
85 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Demons takes advantage of a power vacuum when Sun Wu Kong forgot who he is.
Director: Le Luo | Stars: Siu-Wong Fan, Lan He, Ming Luo, Mohetaer
Votes: 37
36. True and False Monkey King (2020)
91 min | Action, Fantasy, Romance
On the Journey to the West, the nine-ringed tin rod in the hands of Tang Monk absorbed countless demon souls and became the key to the survival of the demon clan. During the battle for the ... See full summary »
Director: Le Luo | Stars: Narisu Bai, Cong Sun, Gu Shangwei, Linxi Hu
Votes: 77
37. Saiyûki (2006– )
Action, Adventure, Drama
The drama is a modern adaptation of the famous Chinese story Journey to the West. It follows the monk Sanzo Hoshi and her three disciples--the monkey king Son Goku; the half-man, half-pig ... See full summary »
Stars: Shingo Katori, Teruyoshi Uchimura, Atsushi Itô, Eri Fukatsu
Votes: 57
38. Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King (1995–1999)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation
The legend of the Monkey King and his fellow companions traveling west.
Stars: Hanyu Zhang, Lihong Li, Jie Qi, Li Lao
Votes: 113
39. Monkey King: Hero Is Back (2019 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Stars: Benjamin O'Mahony, Maria Darling, Stewart Scudamore, Nicholas Boulton
Votes: 8
41. The True Monkey King (2019)
72 min | Action, Fantasy
The two monkey spirits on the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit are very close. The Six-Eared monkey meets Long Ruyi and gets a string of Buddha beads. In order to find a way to protect their ... See full summary »
Director: Fei Xu | Stars: Ouyang Jin, Yongsan Jin, Mengyun Su, Han Yi
Votes: 11
42. Monkey Enters Lanka (2022)
34 min | Short, Action, Adventure
When a special princess disappears, a legendary folk hero monkey is called for once again, his name, feared throughout the heavens and hells.
Director: Saie Surendra | Stars: Dhvel Patel, Carmen Rain Lykoo, Vijay Sodhi, Saie Surendra
Votes: 155
43. Monkey (II)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Announced
Set in the near future the Monkey King and his compatriots once again must prevent a tragedy of epic proportions that will impact the world as we know it. A young group must join forces with the heroic trio to stop the coming darkness.
44. Legends of a Monkey God (2018– )
Documentary
A Journey to the East in search of the original superhero, the Monkey King (a.k.a Sun Wukong or Hanuman). Famously told in the Ramayana, Journey to the West, Ramakien, the Mahabharata and ... See full summary »
Stars: Hong Mao, Saie Surendra
Votes: 6
45. Battles with Red Boy (1972)
80 min | Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Chia-Chun Wu | Stars: Niu Tien, Hsiao-Ping Yang, Kuang-Chao Chiang, Chien-Kuo Lung
46. My Little Monkey King (2017–2023)
Animation
My Little Monkey King embarks on a series of adventures to learn new skills in a world full of wonder, excitement, friendship and fun.
Stars: Nina Joubert, Lamees Marquard, Marissa Cohen, Bruce Crossey
47. Wang zi cheng chong (1984)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy
A lazy son who knows some Kung Fu but mostly fakes it to show off. After being exposed he does good by improving his skills to the point where he can finally knock down his master father.
Director: Hsia Hsu | Stars: Siu-Ho Chin, Bill Tung, Kuan Tai Chen, Lieh Lo
Votes: 28
49. The Monkey King (2017 Video Game)
Adventure
The Monkey King centers on teenage misfit monkey Sun Wukong who strives to fit in yet fails to impress his dismissive peers. Certain that he is destined for greatness, Sun Wukong seeks out ... See full summary »
Stars: Robbie Daymond, Dave B. Mitchell