One Fine Day (1996)

47% of critics liked it
(30 reviews)
62% of users liked it
(49,316 ratings)

Even without money problems, many divorced single parents have a hard row to hoe. At the drop of a hat, a competent, responsible professional person can be reduced to a frazzled, bumbling parent, when his or her children become unexpected daytime wards. This is what happens to Jack Taylor (George… More Even without money problems, many divorced single parents have a hard row to hoe. At the drop of a hat, a competent, responsible professional person can be reduced to a frazzled, bumbling parent, when his or her children become unexpected daytime wards. This is what happens to Jack Taylor (George Clooney) when his ex-wife suddenly decides to elope, leaving their daughter with him. Unhappily for him, his reporting job demands one-hundred-percent commitment as he attempts to link corruption with city hall. The same sort of thing is true in the life of architect Melanie Parker (Michelle Pfeiffer). She must not only somehow prepare a complex multimillion-dollar real-estate development presentation, but must also keep up the pretense that she doesn't have a son because her boss loathes children. When Jack flubs his assignment of getting the two children off on a school day-trip, he and Melanie, who barely know each other, have to take turns caring for the kids. Mishap follows mishap, as the initially antagonistic Jack and Melanie get to know one another. ~ Clarke Fountain, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: PG, 1 hr. 48 min.
Directed By: Michael Hoffman
Written By: Terry Seltzer, Ellen Simon
Genres: Comedy, Romance

In Theaters: Dec 20, 1996 Wide
On DVD: Jan 8, 2002
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Rob Nelson, Boston Phoenix
Privilege and coincidence have always been central to screwball comedy, but the speed of crosstown travel here rivals Die Hard 3 for plausibility.
Teresa Talerico, Common Sense Media
Clooney and Pfeiffer plus kids is fun romp.
Michael Dequina, TheMovieReport.com
Remarkable chemistry between the impossibly glamorous pair of Pfeiffer and Clooney.
Fred Topel, About.com
Excellent romantic comedy. Exciting story of adults trying to succeed in careers with the drawbacks of children.
Shannon J. Harvey, Sunday Times (Australia)
Silky smooth romantic comedy, with Pfieffer and Clooney at their most charming.
Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Cute and relatively inoffensive.

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Featured Audience Ratings

Wahida K

A beautifull movie with tiny bit, romance, comdey and senti moments.
Anthony L

A very clichéd love story about two unlikable people who are miserable. This film belongs in the 1950's, even then it would fail because there was much better out there!
Candy R

I love this moive about two very different single parents who meet one day when their kids miss their school trip. Great cast. Sweet movie. A bit like Serendipity.
danny d

boring but not terrible romance
xGary X

Inoffensive by the numbers rom-com. Utterly predictable of course, but Clooney and Pfeiffer make a nice couple and it has more charm than most of this type.
Dean !

Forgot the title of this film. Saw it on TV and you just get sucked in. Very easy to watch with a good mix of humour and romance.
Dean M

Good misadventure comedy of two divorced parents with their children.
Yinalí R

Super funny movie. Warm, and entertaining.
rocko p

Watching a movie while talking on the phone with somebody can be pretty special. Finally a modern romantic comedy with a modern romantic formula.
Lee K

boring!
Sean S

One of the more realistic romantic comedies where love happens as kind of a extra to life instead of an be all end all of life. Jobs, kids and soccer games all take precedence to the romance and it makes the romance that much more believable.
Barry L

Passable movie
Leo L

Hilarious & Cute!
Ina S

One of my favourite rom-coms, though it is really just that. But so charming at that.
Sarah B

An old-fashioned but contemporary love story. George Clooney is just gorgeous.