15 Minutes
Seen it?2001 | 120 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 32% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 5.9 out of 10 from audiences and little 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 crime fans, anyone who likes to be kept guessing and action fans. If you loved Inside Man, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, gritty.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 2 hr.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
When Eastern European criminals Oleg and Emil come to New York City to pick up their share of a heist score, Oleg steals a video camera and starts filming their activities, both legal and illegal. When they learn how the American media circus can make a remorseless killer look like the victim and make them rich, they target media-savvy NYPD Homicide Detective Eddie Flemming and media-naive FDNY Fire Marshal Jordy Warsaw, the cops investigating their murder and torching of their former criminal partner, filming everything to sell to the local tabloid TV show "Top Story."
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
32% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$56 million worldwide on a $60 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 53K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Herzfeld
- Robert De NiroEddie Flemming
- Edward BurnsJordy Warsaw
- Kelsey GrammerRobert Hawkins
- Avery BrooksLeon Jackson
- Melina KanakaredesNicolette Karas
- Karel RodenEmil Slovak
- Oleg TaktarovOleg Razgul
- Vera FarmigaDaphne Handlova
- John DiRestaBobby Korfin
- James HandyCaptain Duffy