Monday Morning Maybe

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The Trick

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2021 | 89 min | Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, 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 Seabiscuit or Changeling, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 29 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

The Trick tells the story of world-renowned Professor Philip Jones; Director of Climate Research at the University of East Anglia, who back in 2009 found himself at the eye of an international media storm and the victim of cyberterrorism. With time running out against an unseen enemy, The Trick looks at the potentially devastating consequences to humanity from climate change denial; how a media storm undermined public confidence in the science and how the concept of ‘truth’ took a back seat causing us to lose a decade of action.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsSolid

    60% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year, and interest is climbing

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Cast & crew

Directed by Pip Broughton

  • Jason WatkinsPhil Jones
  • Victoria HamiltonRuth Jones
  • George MacKaySam Bowen
  • Jerome FlynnNeil Wallis
  • David CalderSir David King
  • Adrian EdmondsonEdward Acton
  • Pooky QuesnelStella Acton
  • Rhashan StoneGareth Ellmann
  • Justin SalingerDSI Julian Gregory
  • Andrew DunnGraham Stringer