One Fine Day

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One Fine Day

PG

Released Dec 20, 1996

1h 48m

Romance

Comedy

Drama

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Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an architect who needs to give a very important presentation. Jack Taylor (George Clooney) is a reporter looking to land a big scoop for his story. Both are single parents whose children, Sammy (Alex D. Linz) and Maggie (Mae Whitman), respectively, miss the bus for a field trip. Left with their kids on such a hectic day, Parker and Taylor decide to put aside their bickering and juggle baby-sitting duties, but the rambunctious children don't make it easy.

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Critics Consensus

With a throwback 1930s vibe, this screwball romantic comedy is perfect for One Fine Day of folding laundry.

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Bob Thomas

Associated Press

The formula remains evergreen -- two attractive leads are thrown together by quirk; develop antipathies, even loathing; then, ultimately decide they have overreacted and are hopelessly in love.

Aug 7, 2019

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Mike Clark

USA Today

One Fine Day is two formulaic hours, but they do illustrate how two attractive leads and a lickety-split narrative can elevate meager material into something this side of bearability.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

An uninspired formula movie with another fine performance by Michelle Pfeiffer.

Rated: 2/4

Jan 1, 2000

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

One Fine Day is not only the epitome of such, it strangely harkens back more to the films of the romantic films of the 1930s than it does to the romances of the late 1980s.

Rated: 3/4

Feb 12, 2022

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Don Shanahan

Film Obsessive

With oodles of charm, it turns its "meet hate" into a "meet cute" with two appealing stars.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 3, 2021

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

An affable romcom...

Rated: 3/4

Nov 13, 2019

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Hollie R

Loved this movie when I was younger and still a classic now. Perfect rainy day in movie.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/19/25

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Jerod S

Typical rom-com takes on a bit of a new flavor with these two working parents Pfeiffer and Clooney. In the middle of trying to save their careers they find each other.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/18/24

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Stéphane O

Gen loved it . But way too much streamline story of two attractive people hating each other then falling in love with each other.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/18/24

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Α Κ

Old stle romance ! No need for sex scenes, bad language etc to make it nice...so sweet and real it could happen to anone

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Farah E

Such and underrated rom com without the usual amount of cheesiness. One of my faves!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/22

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joel h

One Fine Day features two fine-looking lead characters. So, even though the story escalates to the point of ridiculousness, it's not a problem because you don't mind watching Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney do ridiculous things. I chuckled a few times, and smiled a few more, so while this isn't one of the great romantic comedies, it's still worth watching at least once.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Michael Hoffman

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Synopsis

Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer) is an architect who needs to give a very important presentation. Jack Taylor (George Clooney) is a reporter looking to land a big scoop for his story. Both are single parents whose children, Sammy (Alex D. Linz) and Maggie (Mae Whitman), respectively, miss the bus for a field trip. Left with their kids on such a hectic day, Parker and Taylor decide to put aside their bickering and juggle baby-sitting duties, but the rambunctious children don't make it easy.

Director: Michael Hoffman
Producer: Lynda Obst
Screenwriter: Ellen Simon, Terrel Seltzer
Distributor: 20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox
Production Co: 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 1, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.1M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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