Monday Morning Maybe

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Queen of the Desert

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2015 | 128 min | Drama, Adventure, History

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.8 out of 10 from audiences and a box office loss, 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 adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Lawrence of Arabia or Mutiny on the Bounty, start here.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 8 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn of the twentieth century. Her knowledge of the tribal leaders is used by the British to establish the Kingdoms of Iraq, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 39 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.8 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    Nominated for 1 Berlin award.

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 132K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Werner Herzog

  • Nicole KidmanGertrude Bell
  • James FrancoHenry Cadogan
  • Robert PattinsonT.E. Lawrence
  • Damian LewisRichard Wylie
  • Jay AbdoFattuh
  • Jenny AgutterFlorance Bell
  • David CalderHugh Bell
  • Christopher FulfordWinston Churchill
  • Nick WaringSir Mark Sykes
  • Holly EarlFlorence Lascelles