One Fine Day
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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 48mPG 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

Michelle Pfeiffer

Melanie Parker

Lead
George Clooney

George Clooney

Jack Taylor

Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

Maggie Taylor, Jack's daughter

Alex D. Linz

Alex D. Linz

Sammy Parker, Melanie's son

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Lew, Jack's boss

JR

Jon Robin Baitz

Mr. Yates, Jr.

Ellen Greene

Ellen Greene

Mrs. Elaine Lieberman

Amanda Peet

Amanda Peet

Celia

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Michael Hoffman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. One Fine Day is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker