One Fine Day (1996)
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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.
- Released: 1996-12-20
- Genres: Romance, Comedy
- Runtime: 1h 48m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.5/10 from 746 votes
Directed by Michael Hoffman.
Top cast
- 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
- Jon Robin Baitz as Mr. Yates, Jr.
- Ellen Greene as Mrs. Elaine Lieberman
- Amanda Peet as Celia
- Joe Grifasi as Manny Feldstein
- Pete Hamill as Frank Burroughs
Where to watch One Fine Day
- United States: rent on Fandango At Home; buy on Fandango At Home
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
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