Yes Day

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Yes Day

PG

2021

1h 29m

Comedy

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Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY -- where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they'd be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.

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Critics Consensus

Yes Day fails to take full advantage of its wish-fulfillment premise, aiming for family fun but settling for harmlessly mediocre.

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Christy Lemire

FilmWeek (LAist)

Mar 22, 2021

It gets very very silly... But for much younger kids, they may enjoy it.

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Angie Han

FilmWeek (LAist)

Mar 22, 2021

A pretty sweet and cute comedy... Jennifer Garner is famously likable, and she's likable here.

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Wenlei Ma

News.com.au

Mar 19, 2021

3/5

What you think it's going to be is exactly what you're going to get.

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Tania Hussain

popculture.

Jul 10, 2024

Yes Day is a charmingly wholesome and sweet family movie, but it's also not entirely inventive.

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Zoë Rose Bryant

Loud and Clear Reviews

Sep 1, 2022

3.5/5

Yes Day may feel familiar to fans of family-friendly entertainment, but it’s a wholly amusing adventure nonetheless thanks to its enjoyable ensemble cast.

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Aug 17, 2022

2.5/5

The ending scrambles to get back to the sweetness and charm of the earlier moments, but the high-volume silliness and the artery-clogging cheese that comes before it makes it hard to readjust.

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R T

@RT12953856 Sep 5, 2026

Not bad, quite curious to see how the sequel compares

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Ed R

@JustcallmeER Sep 1, 2026

Yes Day fails to take full advantage of its wish-fulfillment premise, aiming for family fun but settling for harmlessly mediocre.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 15, 2026

Sim isto é uma Critica.

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@anagha.vinay May 15, 2026

If Allison is viewed as a dictator, I wonder what these brats will even say about my household. The kids get to choose five major yeses or mom loses the bet. They were supposed to ask for things like, yes—ice cream for breakfast—but I thought the rules clearly had monetary caps. A windows down car wash is out of bounds! The cast is charming. I feel like the kid who played Ellie (the youngest) had such a blank face and uninteresting delivery. She sucked, no offense. Jennifer Garner and Jenna Ortega are my favourites. It is a fun movie—heartfelt and entertaining. There is nothing extraordinary about it. It could come off as far-fetched or quite annoying.

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Michael P

@TheeMichael-jai Mar 3, 2026

A nice family movie for younger kids.

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Ultimate B

@UltimateReviewer Feb 11, 2026

A fun movie for the whole family. I enjoyed this heavily when I was like 11

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Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY -- where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they'd be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.

Director: Miguel Arteta
Producer: Ben Everard, Jennifer Garner, Lawrence Grey, Nicole King, Daniel Rappaport
Screenwriter: Justin Malen
Production Co: Entertainment 360, Grey Matters Productions
Rating: PG (Brief Language|Rude and Suggestive Material)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 29m

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