Monday Morning Maybe

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The Bottle Imp

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1917 | 50 min | Drama, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Best for book lovers and fantasy fans. Adapted from a book, so readers can compare notes. A good follow-up to Where the Wild Things Are or The Secret Garden.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Quiet, then quietly devastating, at 50 min. Short enough for a weeknight.
What might put you off
  • Made in 1917: an older pace and style.
  • Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.

Lopaka, a poor Hawaiian fisherman, falls in love with Kokua, a young girl of royal blood. Her father refuses to let him marry her, though, unless Lopaka can bring him two feather cloaks from a rare bird. While searching the mountains for the bird, Lopaka encounters a dying priest of Pele who sells him a wishing bottle in which Kono, the god of the volcanos, is confined.

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 powerNot counted

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 693 people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Marshall Neilan

  • Sessue HayakawaLopaka
  • Lehua WaipahuKokua
  • H. KomshiKeano
  • George KuwaMakale
  • Guy OliverRollins
  • Margaret Loomis
  • James NeillA Priest