Monday Morning Maybe

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

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2024 | 90 min | Family, Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 27% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office loss, 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 wants a laugh, fantasy fans and adventure fans. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Light and funny, feel-good.
The pace
Breezy, at 1 hr 30 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    27% on Rotten Tomatoes, 34 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.6 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals. Plus: Nominated for 1 Razzie, the "worst of the year" awards.

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $32 million worldwide on a $40 million budget; spent 1 week in Netflix's global Top 10

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 147K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Carlos Saldanha

  • Zachary LeviHarold
  • Lil Rel HoweryMoose
  • Zooey DeschanelTerry
  • Benjamin BottaniMel
  • Tanya ReynoldsPorcupine
  • Jemaine ClementGary
  • Alfred MolinaNarrator (voice)
  • Pete GardnerDetective Love
  • Camille GuatyJunior Detective Silva
  • Ravi PatelPrasad