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Seen it?2012 | 114 min | Thriller
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.2 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.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 54 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
Two investigators of paranormal hoaxes, the veteran Dr. Margaret Matheson and her young assistant, Tom Buckley, study the most varied metaphysical phenomena with the aim of proving their fraudulent origins. Simon Silver, a legendary blind psychic, reappears after an enigmatic absence of 30 years to become the greatest international challenge to both orthodox science and professional sceptics. Tom starts to develop an intense obsession with Silver, whose magnetism becomes stronger with each new manifestation of inexplicable events. As Tom gets closer to Silver, tension mounts, and his worldview is threatened to its core.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
30% on Rotten Tomatoes, 36 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.2 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$14 million worldwide on a $14 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rodrigo Cortés
- Cillian MurphyTom Buckley
- Sigourney WeaverMargaret Matheson
- Robert De NiroSimon Silver
- Elizabeth OlsenSally Owen
- Toby JonesPaul Shackleton
- Joely RichardsonMonica Handsen
- Craig RobertsBen
- Leonardo SbaragliaPalladino
- Adriane LenoxRina
- Garrick HagonHoward McColm