How Do You Know
Seen it?2010 | 121 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a weak 5.3 out of 10 from audiences, middling reviews (31% on Rotten Tomatoes) 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Is This Thing On?, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart, romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 1 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
31% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesWeak
5.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$120 million worldwide on a $120 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 238K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by James L. Brooks
- Reese WitherspoonLisa
- Paul RuddGeorge
- Owen WilsonMatty
- Jack NicholsonCharles
- Kathryn HahnAnnie
- Mark Linn-BakerRon
- Lenny VenitoAl
- Molly PriceCoach Sally
- Ron McLartyGeorge's Lawyer
- Shelley ConnTerry