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One Fine Day

Play trailer Poster for One Fine Day PG Released Dec 20, 1996 1h 48m Romance Comedy Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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53% Tomatometer 36 Reviews 65% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings
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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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 Full Review Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly Rated: B+ Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Globe and Mail Rated: 2/4 Apr 12, 2002 Full Review 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 Full Review Don Shanahan 25YL (25 Years Later) With oodles of charm, it turns its "meet hate" into a "meet cute" with two appealing stars. Rated: 4/5 Apr 3, 2021 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews An affable romcom... Rated: 3/4 Nov 13, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 10/07/23 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Audience Member I don’t get why people are rated this movie so low. Classic Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/06/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
Terrel Seltzer
Distributor
20th Century Fox, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Fox
Production Co
Fox 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox
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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