Monday Morning Maybe

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A Place to Be Loved

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1993 | 95 min | Family, Drama, 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
If you count yourself among families and people who like stories about real, flawed people, this one's for you. Works for the whole couch, from little ones up.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Bright and bouncy, at 1 hr 35 min.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • Probably not for a grown-ups-only night in.

Gregory Kingsley, a boy passed off onto social services by his natural mother and abused by his natural father, finds the foster family he is put into to be the type of family he needs and takes his natural mother to court to have her parental rights revoked so that he can be adopted by the Russes. The story is based on the real case of the boy who really did have to take this action to avoid being sent back into an unacceptable situation.

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

    About 3K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Sandy Smolan

  • Richard CrennaGeorge Russ
  • Rhea PerlmanJerry Blair
  • Linda KelseyLiz Russ
  • Cotter SmithMike Caldwell
  • Joycelyn O'BrienRachel Kingsley
  • Cyril O'ReillyRalph Kingsley
  • Sam AndersonJudge Thomas S. Kirk
  • Amy AquinoDebby Hunter
  • Adilah BarnesJune Carey
  • Gary BayerChuck Johnson