5 Star Day

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5 Star Day

Released Nov 2, 2011

1h 37m

Drama

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On the morning of his birthday, Jake Gibson (Cam Gigandet) reads a horoscope that predicts he will have a perfect day. Unfortunately for Jake, the opposite happens. Now determined to prove that astrology is pointless, Jake sets out to find the three people who were born at the same time and place as himself -- Sarah (Jena Malone), Yvette (Brooklyn Sudano) and Wesley (Max Hartman) -- and test his theory by finding out if their birthdays were as horrible as his was.

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AV Club

Rated: B-

Nov 5, 2011

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Elizabeth Weitzman

New York Daily News

Buday's script is directionless and his direction listless.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 3, 2011

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Alison Willmore

AV Club

5 Star Day has a low-key air that often works, allowing its characters to behave like people instead of twee constructions.

Rated: B-

Nov 3, 2011

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

A film about the choices we make and how they add up to determine our destiny.

Rated: 3.5/4.0

Sep 7, 2020

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

As indie films go, "5 Star Day" has good production values, strong performances, and compelling cinematography. It's the premise, plot, and character development that keep it from being successful.

Rated: 5/10

Feb 14, 2012

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

I'm sure writer/director Danny Buday was trying to make something profound, yet he displays a chronic inability to generate momentum.

Rated: 2/4

Feb 5, 2012

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Audience Member

Movie is full of drama, but never left the plot. One time watch for sure.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/23/23

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Boring and too contrived.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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don s

A slacker college student sets out to prove that astrology is bullsh*t. Well, duh! We really need a movie to tell us something we already know. He pays, heaven knows how, for airfare from California to Chicago, New York and New Jersey looking to find 3 other people who were born within 5 minutes of him on the same day in the same hospital - because they all had the same horoscope on their birthday, which was for a banner, 5 star day. He wants to compare their days to disprove astrology. Yes, it is as boring and stupid as it sounds. Jena Malone is adorable though.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Cheese movie, I watched in one of those blue weekends and it was just what I needed to cheer me up.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/23

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Audience Member

What a strange movie that should be avoided only wish I had!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

The script lacks the depth to transcend its cutesy gimmick and -- as with the misleading horoscopes that fuel the plot -- the film never approaches a five star level.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Synopsis

On the morning of his birthday, Jake Gibson (Cam Gigandet) reads a horoscope that predicts he will have a perfect day. Unfortunately for Jake, the opposite happens. Now determined to prove that astrology is pointless, Jake sets out to find the three people who were born at the same time and place as himself -- Sarah (Jena Malone), Yvette (Brooklyn Sudano) and Wesley (Max Hartman) -- and test his theory by finding out if their birthdays were as horrible as his was.

Director: Danny Buday
Producer: Mike Robertson, Danny Buday, Joel Mendoza
Screenwriter: Danny Buday
Distributor: Check Entertainment
Production Co: Five Star Day, Virtu*Entertainment, Lucid Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 11, 2015
Runtime: 1h 37m

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