Monday Morning Maybe

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In Love and War

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1996 | 113 min | Drama, Romance, History

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 11% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.9 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 romantics and history buffs. If you loved The French Lieutenant's Woman or The Last of the Mohicans, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

After teenage ambulance driver Ernest Hemingway takes shrapnel in the leg during World War I, he falls in love with Agnes von Kurowsky, a beautiful older nurse at the hospital where he's sent to recover. Their affair slowly blossoms, until Hemingway boldly asks Agnes to be his wife and journey to America with him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    11% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesBelow par

    5.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $25 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 47K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Richard Attenborough

  • Sandra BullockAgnes von Kurowsky
  • Chris O'DonnellErnest 'Ernie' Hemingway
  • Mackenzie AstinHenry Villard
  • Margot SteinbergMabel 'Rosie' Rose
  • Alan BennettPorter
  • Ingrid LaceyElsie 'Mac' MacDonald
  • George RossiTriage Medic
  • Carlo CroccoloTown Mayor
  • Laura NardiTeresa
  • Tara HugoKatherine 'Gumshoe' De Long