Movie

Four Wise Monkeys

2025

A quiet, watchful film that builds unease through everyday details, leaving you unsettled by how ordinary silence can become complicity.

Overview: A nearsighted neighbor, silent police officers, a suspicious Chinese family... A drama inspired by real events, where a series of events leads to the death of a man and breaks the silence of a community.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, family, race, justice
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
race
justice
grief
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none