One Fine Day

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One Fine Day

PG

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

Aug 7, 2019

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.

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Mike Clark

USA Today

Jan 1, 2000

2.5/4

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.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan 1, 2000

2/4

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

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Dan DiNicola

The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY)

Apr 10, 2026

B-

Michelle Pfeiffer are that rarity, incredibly good-looking leads who can act. A "Pillow Talk" for the '90s.

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Wesley Lovell

Cinema Sight

Feb 12, 2022

3/4

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.

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Don Shanahan

Film Obsessive

Apr 3, 2021

4/5

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

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Jason R

@J-Rush1411 Jun 25, 2026

One Fine Day pairs two single parents on a chaotic day, it has a great storyline as he tries to get the story and she get her work project done and her son to his game. A Batman and A Catwoman acting together..

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Hollie R

@RT89957143 Aug 19, 2025

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

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Jun 18, 2024

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.

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Stéphane O

@Stefffent May 18, 2024

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

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@Aikat Oct 2, 2023

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

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Douglas E

@RT50442544 Jun 1, 2023

This movie is perfect for a rainy afternoon. I have a lot of affection for it. It’s amazing how they were able to turn a simple premise into something so enjoyable to watch. The actors’ charisma made everything even better — I always emphasize that.

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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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