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2022 | 5 min | Fantasy, Animation

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes and a box office flop, 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 a world with its own rules and animation lovers. Leaves you with ideas to chew on afterwards.
The mood
Feel-good.
The pace
Paced for all ages, at 5 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
What might put you off
  • No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
  • Skip it if you like your stories firmly grounded in the real world.

A little bear feeling lonely in a forest communicates with the Ursa Major (Great Bear) constellation. When a star suddenly falls from the constellation, he decides to bring it back to the Great Bear.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 19 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch

  • Buzz & cultural impactSolid

    About 242K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Laura Al Bayati, Sélène Bentz, Sara Briand, Alice Hobadam, Leonis Levy, Fanny Martin, Morgane Michel