Monday Morning Maybe

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Death and the Compass

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1992 | 86 min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 17% on Rotten Tomatoes, almost no lasting buzz 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Escape from New York, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 26 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

In a totalitarian future, in a nightmare metropolis, inhabited only by criminals and police, Erik Lonnrot, a gifted detective, investigates a series of strange murders and disappearances that seem to implicate a insane crime lord. (Re-released in 1996 as a feature film, 86 minutes.)

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    17% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 7K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Alex Cox

  • Peter BoyleLonnrot
  • Miguel SandovalTreviranus
  • Christopher EcclestonSchartach / Zunz / Gryphius
  • Zaide Silvia GutiérrezMs. Espinoza / Harlequin
  • Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Blot
  • Alonso EchánoveNovalis
  • Eduardo López RojasFinnegan
  • Alex CoxCommander Borges
  • Karl BraunSargent / Green Scharlach
  • Gabriela GurrolaHooker / Harlequin