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65% Critic Match
One Fine Day
“She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it.”
6.5 / 10• 1996• 1h 48m•PG• English
RomanceComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michelle Pfeiffer
Melanie Parker
Lead
George Clooney
Jack Taylor
Mae Whitman
Maggie Taylor, Jack's daughter
Alex D. Linz
Sammy Parker, Melanie's son
Charles Durning
Lew, Jack's boss
JR
Jon Robin Baitz
Mr. Yates, Jr.
Ellen Greene
Mrs. Elaine Lieberman
Amanda Peet
Celia
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Hoffman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. One Fine Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
