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One Fine Day
1996
· Movie
· 108 min
C
MEANRANK
64/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #3451
- IMDb #3497
- Rotten Tomatoes #3038
- Letterboxd #2825
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #3530
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2898
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- Metacritic Critics #2859
- Criticker #2726
- Kinopoisk #1202
- AlloCiné #3931
- Trakt #3640
Every rating
38–90
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 38, highest is Google on 90.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →Two single parents, a architect and a newspaper columnist, have their meticulously planned days thrown into chaos when their children miss a school field trip. Forced to juggle their high-pressure jobs and childcare, they reluctantly help each other out. Their initial annoyance with one another gradually melts away as they navigate the hectic day together in New York City.
Details
- Director
- Michael Hoffman
- Writers
- Ellen Simon, Terrel Seltzer
- Released
- 20 December 1996
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Rated
- PG
- Box office
- $97.5M
- Awards
- 4 wins, 6 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →4 wins from 10 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Grammy Awards 1998 | Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "For the First Time" James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich (songwriters) | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1997 | Best Original Song | " For the First Time " Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich | Nominee |
| Golden Globe Awards 1997 | Best Original Song | "For the First Time" Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich | Nominee |
| Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 1997 | Favorite Actress – Comedy/Romance | Michelle Pfeiffer | Winner |
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 1997 | Favorite Movie Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1997 | Best Family Feature Film – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Young Artist Awards 1997 | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actor Age Ten or Under | Alex D. Linz | Nominee |
| Young Artist Awards 1997 | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under | Mae Whitman | Winner |
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Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | " For the First Time " Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Song | "For the First Time" Music and Lyrics by James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich | Nominee |
Grammy Awards
1 nomination
| Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television | "For the First Time" James Newton Howard, Jud J. Friedman, and Allan Dennis Rich (songwriters) | Nominee |
Young Artist Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Best Family Feature Film – Musical or Comedy | Winner | |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under | Mae Whitman | Winner |
| Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actor Age Ten or Under | Alex D. Linz | Nominee |
YoungStar Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Young Actor in a Comedy Film | Alex D. Linz | Winner |
| Best Young Actress in a Comedy Film | Mae Whitman | Nominee |
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Favorite Actress – Comedy/Romance | Michelle Pfeiffer | Winner |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Movie Actress | Michelle Pfeiffer | Nominee |