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One Day

PG-13 Released Aug 19, 2011 1h 48m Romance List
36% Tomatometer 147 Reviews 50% Audience Score 25,000+ Ratings
On July 15, 1988 -- the day of their college graduation -- two people from opposite sides of the tracks begin a lifelong friendship. Emma (Anne Hathaway), an idealist from a working-class family, wants to make the world a better place. Dexter (Jim Sturgess), a playboy, thinks the world is his oyster. For the next 20 years, the two friends reunite on the 15th of each July, sharing dreams, tears and laughter -- until they discover what they've been searching for, each other. Read More Read Less
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Despite some fresh narrative twists, One Day lacks the emotion, depth, or insight of its bestselling source material.

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Keith Uhlich Time Out Every dramatic incident is infused with the same level of watery-eyed, something-bad’s-gonna-happen portent. Rated: 2/5 May 7, 2024 Full Review Wendy Ide Times (UK) Lone Scherfig navigates the ebb and flow of Dexter and Emma’s relationship with a sure hand. Feb 14, 2024 Full Review Roger Moore Tribune News Service Ends better than it begins -- or middles. Rated: 2/4 Jan 14, 2013 Full Review Charlotte Harrison Charlotte Sometimes Goes to the Movies A bittersweet exploration of love, loss and longing. Feb 15, 2024 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Unfortunately the end result is a half-baked, virtually humourless, romantic muddle that doesn't do the much-loved book justice. Rated: 2/5 Oct 27, 2020 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Anne Hathaway is uneven, overwrought, and frequently butchers the British accent as Emma. Rated: 2.0/4.0 Sep 18, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Messy and Disjointed. Although the two leads are committed and swoon worthy, their romance is unlikeable and confusing. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/26/24 Full Review Eye C I don’t like this one, if you make good decisions you die and if you make bad decisions you suffer. A romanticized tragedy, nah, I don’t buy it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/25/24 Full Review Sienna S This was such a beautiful love story. Anne and Jim were perfectly cast and their chemistry and dynamic were spot on. I absolutely loved them as the leads. I did not read the book but this movie will have me read it. I don't understand the tepid response but often the book to screen translation can leave readers feeling shorted. I personally love a non-traditional romance. This one feels very real in how it developed. In my opinion, this movie is one of my favorites as a simple beautiful reminder of the preciousness of time but also how timing is often more powerful and incontrollable even with "soulmates". Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review Sam A I loved the series especially the short half hour episodes but it was too sad for me. I wanted a happy ending for them, a baby etc. Left me feeling really dowwn after finishing it. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/10/24 Full Review chitown2bayarea I actually liked it up until the very end. Just doesn't make sense. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/01/24 Full Review Junji Ito's G It's not bad, but very rushed. It's one of those books that doesn't work as a movie, but as a series. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/11/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis On July 15, 1988 -- the day of their college graduation -- two people from opposite sides of the tracks begin a lifelong friendship. Emma (Anne Hathaway), an idealist from a working-class family, wants to make the world a better place. Dexter (Jim Sturgess), a playboy, thinks the world is his oyster. For the next 20 years, the two friends reunite on the 15th of each July, sharing dreams, tears and laughter -- until they discover what they've been searching for, each other.
Director
Lone Scherfig
Producer
Nina Jacobson
Screenwriter
David Nicholls
Distributor
Focus Features
Production Co
Color Force
Rating
PG-13 (Partial Nudity|Language|Sexual Content|Some Violence|Substance Abuse)
Genre
Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 19, 2011, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 10, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.8M
Runtime
1h 48m
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