Don Verdean
Seen it?2015 | 96 min | Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 29% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and a lukewarm 46% audience score, 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
- Aimed squarely at anyone who wants a laugh. Low effort, high reward: just press play.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Light on its feet, at 1 hr 36 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
Biblical archaeologist Don Verdean is hired by a local church pastor to find faith-promoting relics in the Holy Land. But after a fruitless expedition he is forced to get creative in this comedy of faith and fraud.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
29% on Rotten Tomatoes, 39 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
Our audience score: 46%
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$31K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 33K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jared Hess
- Sam RockwellDon Verdean
- Jemaine ClementBoaz
- Amy RyanCarol
- Danny McBrideTony Lazarus
- Will FortePastor Fontaine
- Leslie BibbJoylinda Lazarus
- Steve ParkPoon-Yen
- Sky ElobarDr. Stanley
- Yaniv MoyalIsraeli Police Officer
- P.J. BoudousquéGary