Leave One Day
Seen it?2025 | 98 min | Drama, Comedy, Music
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes), 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 anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved Hair, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Cécile is about to open her own gourmet restaurant, finally making her dream come true, when suddenly her father has a heart attack and she is called back to the village where she was born. Far from the hubbub of Paris life, she runs into her teenage crush. The memories come flooding back, destabilizing her certainties.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
57% on Rotten Tomatoes, 41 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 14K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Amélie Bonnin
- Juliette ArmanetCécile Béghin
- Bastien BouillonRaphaël
- François RollinGérard Béghin
- Tewfik JallabSofiane
- Dominique BlancFrançoise « Fanfan » Béghin
- Mhamed ArezkiHeddy
- Pierre-Antoine BillonRichard
- Amandine DewasmesNathalie
- Solal LucasMax
- Jean-Pierre SchlaggChauffeur cassoulet