One Fine Day

Name: One Fine Day
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Released: 1996-12-20
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning

1996·Movie·PG·108 min·★ 6.5(726)

Romance Comedy More English titles

“She was having a perfectly bad day... Then he came along and spoiled it.”

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.

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About One Fine Day

One Fine Day is a 1996 English-language romance and comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman. The cast is led by Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman. It has a runtime of 1h 48m. Viewers rate it 6.5/10 across 700 ratings. In United States, it is available to rent or buy on Fandango At Home.

One Fine Day was produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, Via Rosa Productions, and 20th Century Fox and made in United States of America. It was released on December 20, 1996, and carries a PG certification. At the box office it grossed around $98 million worldwide.

Director: Michael Hoffman
Writers: Terrel Seltzer, Ellen Simon
Release date: December 20, 1996
Original language: English
Age rating: PG
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Box office: $98 million
Production: Fox 2000 Pictures, Via Rosa Productions, 20th Century Fox

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One Fine Day cast & crew

One Fine Day was directed by Michael Hoffman and written by Terrel Seltzer and Ellen Simon.

The cast features Michelle Pfeiffer as Melanie Parker, George Clooney as Jack Taylor, Mae Whitman as Maggie Taylor, Jack's daughter, Alex D. Linz as Sammy Parker, Melanie's son, Charles Durning as Lew, Jack's boss, and Jon Robin Baitz as Mr. Yates, Jr..

Behind the camera, the score was composed by James Newton Howard, cinematography is by Oliver Stapleton, and it was produced by Kate Guinzburg and Lynda Obst.

Is One Fine Day worth watching?

One Fine Day holds an audience score of 6.5/10 from 726 ratings, a solidly received romance films.

At 1h 48m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy romance and comedy, One Fine Day is worth a place on your watchlist.

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