One Fine Day
Seen it?1996 | 108 min | Romance, Comedy
Weeknight WatchWhy 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.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 48 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. They meet one morning when overwhelmed Jack is left unexpectedly with Maggie and forgets that Melanie was to take her to school. As a result, both children miss their school field trip and are stuck with the parents. The two adults project their negative stereotypes of ex-spouses on each other, but end up needing to rely on each other to watch the children as each must save his job. Humor is added by Sammy's propensity for lodging objects in his nose and Maggie's tendency to wander.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
51% on Rotten Tomatoes, 56 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsSolid
Nominated for 1 Oscar and 1 Golden Globe.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$98 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 95K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Michael Hoffman
- Michelle PfeifferMelanie Parker
- George ClooneyJack Taylor
- Mae WhitmanMaggie Taylor, Jack's daughter
- Alex D. LinzSammy Parker, Melanie's son
- Charles DurningLew, Jack's boss
- Jon Robin BaitzMr. Yates, Jr.
- Ellen GreeneMrs. Elaine Lieberman
- Amanda PeetCelia
- Joe GrifasiManny Feldstein
- Pete HamillFrank Burroughs