Simian Cinema is an unlockable mode in Ape Escape 3 that contains short films. To unlock, the player must film the performing monkey(s) with the Pipo Camera. If the player is spotted by the monkey(s) or captures them beforehand, they will not be able to unlock that specific Monkey Movie (in the former instance, the player must make the monkey(s) carefree again in order to film them). Once Free Play Mode has been unlocked, the player can go back to any level and film any monkey(s) that they missed. All the Monkey Movies can be seen at the Simian Cinema at the Shopping Area.