Monday Morning Maybe

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The Last Thing He Wanted

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2020 | 116 min | Drama, Thriller

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 5% on Rotten Tomatoes, a weak 4.9 out of 10 from audiences 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 Blood Diamond, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 56 min.
What might put you off
Rated R: meant for adults.

At the turning point of the Iran-Contra affair, Elena McMahon, a fearless investigative journalist covering the 1984 US presidential campaign, puts herself in danger when she abandons her assigned task in order to fulfill the last wish of her ailing father, a mysterious man whose past activities she barely knows.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    5% on Rotten Tomatoes, 35 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesWeak

    4.9 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 75K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Dee Rees

  • Anne HathawayElena McMahon
  • Ben AffleckTreat Morrison
  • Rosie PerezAlma Guerrero
  • Willem DafoeRichard McMahon
  • Edi GathegiJones
  • Mel RodriguezBarry Sedlow
  • Onata AprileCat McMahon
  • Toby JonesPaul Schuster
  • Carlos LealMax Epperson aka Bob Weir
  • Ben ChaseMax Berquist