Monday Morning Maybe

Add your email and we'll match picks to the services you stream at home.

Poster for Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

Seen it?

2012 | 97 min | Romance, Comedy, Drama

Weeknight Watch

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

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 Harold and Maude or Lost in Translation, start here.
The mood
Funny with heart, romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a book, life keeps pulling Jesse back. When his favorite college professor invites him to campus to speak at his retirement dinner, Jesse jumps at the chance.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    71% on Rotten Tomatoes, 55 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 2 nominations from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $327K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 64K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

Trailer

More like this

Want more like this, picked just for you? Get my picks

Cast & crew

Directed by Josh Radnor

  • Josh RadnorJesse Fisher
  • Elizabeth OlsenZibby
  • Richard JenkinsProfessor Peter Hoberg
  • John MagaroDean
  • Zac EfronNat
  • Allison JanneyProfessor Judith Fairfield
  • Elizabeth ReaserAna
  • Kate BurtonSusan
  • Robert DesiderioDavid
  • Kristen BushLeslie