Monday Morning Maybe

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Bless the Child

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2000 | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 4% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.4 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for crime-drama fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and horror fans. If you loved The Devil's Advocate or Evil Dead Rise, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Scary, dark and gritty.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 47 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: meant for adults.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

When Maggie's sister Jenna saddles her with an autistic newborn named Cody she touches Maggie's heart and becomes the daughter she has always longed for. But six years later Jenna suddenly re-enters her life and, with her mysterious new husband, Eric Stark, abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently murdered children.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    4% on Rotten Tomatoes, 17 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.4 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $40 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 39K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Chuck Russell

  • Kim BasingerMaggie O'Connor
  • Jimmy SmitsAgent John Travis
  • Rufus SewellEric Stark
  • Ian HolmReverend Grissom
  • Angela BettisJenna
  • Holliston ColemanCody
  • Christina RicciCheri Post
  • Lumi CavazosSister Rosa
  • Michael GastonDet. Frank Bugatti
  • Eugene LipinskiStuart