Monday Morning Maybe

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Help for the Holidays

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2012 | 84 min | Family, Fantasy, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 fantasy fans and families. If you loved Elf, start here.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 24 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Although she loves Christmas, Santa’s elf Christine (Summer Glau) wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the North Pole. When Santa receives an emergency wish from a little boy in Los Angeles, he puts Christine on a special assignment, sending her to L.A. to give the VanCamp family—mom Sara (Eva La Rue), dad Scott (Dan Gauthier), and their two kids Ally (Izabela Vidovic) and Will (Mason Cook)—a holiday wake-up call. Will Christine fail her assignment and be sent back to the North Pole for good, or will the VanCamps come to their senses about the meaning of Christmas?

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    Not enough engagement data yet

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Cast & crew

Directed by Bradford May

  • Summer GlauChristine Prancer
  • Dan GauthierScott Vancamp
  • Eva LaRueSara Vancamp
  • Izabela VidovicAlly Vancamp
  • Mason CookWill Vancamp
  • Jessie LandeGabby
  • John BrothertonDave Gabriel
  • Steve LarkinSanta
  • Tom DeTrinisVillage Elf
  • Ben AdamsDoorman