One Day

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Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in this romantic comedy about two different people who realize the love they've been hoping for has been there all along.
  • Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess
  • Directed by: Lone Scherfig
  • Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
  • Release year: 2011
  • Studio: NBCU
 
  
 
 

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Synopsis: Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess star in this romantic comedy about two different people who realize the love they've been hoping for has been there all along.
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess
Supporting actors: Patricia Clarkson, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Ken Stott, Jodie Whittaker, Tom Arnold
Directed by: Lone Scherfig
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 49 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: Details
Release year: 2011
Studio: NBCU
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse
ASIN: B005TPCQ5I
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: August 19, 2011
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language, some violence and substance abuse
  • Production Company: Focus Features, Random House Films, Film4, Color Force
  • Filming Locations: Dinan, Côtes-d'Armor, France | Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine, France | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK | London, England, UK | Paris, France

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100 of 105 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I loved this movie... October 5, 2011
By D. Leon
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have not yet seen the blu-ray. I just saw the movie in theatres. Many times. But I am anxiously awaiting the blu-ray release. It looks like the blu-ray will have all the featurettes available on the film's official web site, as well as deleted scenes. I can't tell what the aspect ratio will be. I'm hoping it won't be letterbox, and that it will fill up the whose screen on an HD flat screen.

If you've read the book, you know this is not a typical happily-ever-after Hollywood romance a la The Notebook. But that is one of the things I love most about it. It has a real, genuine feel to it. Emma, serious-minded, nerdy, wise-cracking and adorable in her insecurity, and Dex, a privileged cad who goes through women like kleenex, are two young people who officially meet on the day they graduate from University, after Emma has crushed on Dex from afar. Their romance was not meant to get off the ground that day, however. But the seeds are sown for a long and abiding friendship that lasts for the next 20 years. We get to check in on what's going on with them one day a year, the anniversary of the day they met. The relationships, not just between Em and Dex, but between Dex and his parents, his wife, his child, Emma's relationship with Ian, and how they each grow through these relationships, are the real heart of this movie. It's really about two ordinary lives in progress, which lends credence to the notion that everyone has an interesting story to tell. Unlike most romances, the main question of the movie is not "will they get together/stay together" but rather "how does their love for each other color the decisions they make and help them through the ups and downs of their individual lives?" and most importantly, "was it all worth it?... Read more ›
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars 'One Day' tanked at the box office, but that doesn't mean you should pass it by November 17, 2011
By Andy Orrock TOP 1000 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE
Format:DVD
I loved David Nicholls' book of the same name. I love the work of Lone Scherfig (Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, Italian for Beginners). David Nicholls wrote the screenplay. The ever-lovable Anne Hathaway stars in it. This combination seemed like it added up to sure-fire box office success. I saw the movie in a sneak preview and thought it delivered on all that promise. To me, Nicholls had successfully boiled the essence of his novel into two hours of tight story-telling.

So much for sure-fire success: 'One Day' bombed at the box office. There's no way to finesse that - you don't make a movie with names of this caliber, come away with less than $14 million in U.S. box office receipts, and pronounce yourself pleased with the results.

Why the pratfall? I can think of a short list of things:

1) NOT your typical Rom-Com: Those who went thinking they'd get a light Rom-Com were in for a shock. There's a far deeper, more serious tale taking place here.

2) Stunning, abrupt denouement: The twist of fate that suddenly befalls Hathaway's Emma isn't something mainstream U.S. audiences would expect of their romantic lead.

3) Dexter's sliding likability: Jim Sturgess's Dexter starts off likable - he's the popular man on campus. Nicholls' book tracks Dexter's 20-year slide to dissolution, while Emma's path inexorably arches upwards past him, from ugly duckling to attractive, winsome success (Anne Hathaway's calling card for over a decade). These dual, compelling transformations makes for compelling reading. On screen, though, the adult Dexter becomes increasingly unlikable.... Read more ›
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars `We'll be Friends': Nostalgia on St. Swithun's Day December 13, 2011
By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 50 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE
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ONE DAY is a gentle surprise of a film. Though the premise of a 20 year friendship turning into love is not a new one, the finesse the two main actors bring to this story makes it work like a fresh peach. Based on a novel by David Nicholls (who also write the screenplay) and directed with a fine sense of momentum by Lone Schering, this is a little romance with several rhapsodic and clever twists that tosses in a bit of historical interest just to keep things rolling.

In a British weather lore proverb it is stated that if it rains on St. Swithin's day July 15th there will be rain for 40 days. In ONE DAY (we visit St. Swithin's day for 20 years) Dexter (Jim Sturgess) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) formally meet on July 15, 1986 as they graduate from college: each has big dreams for the future, and quite by accident they spend the night together - in a rather platonic way. They part ways as friends and as the years go by they both find themselves in jobs not quite up to their dreams: Emma waitresses at a TexMex grill while Dexter ends up in a tacky position as a front man for a low class television show. Dexter is a ladies man and has multiple partners while Emma is more reserved and only attaches to one - Ian (Rafe Spall) - who is a boring standup comedian, but is available. Dexter's girls tend toward the glamorous, including Suki (Georgia King) and Sylvie (Romola Garai) with whom he has a child, only to discover that Sylvie's taste in romance matches Dexter's Lothario role. Every year on July 15th Emma and Dexter meet, finally realizing that they are in love. Circumstances intervene to this perfect love story and the ending is unexpectedly touching.

There are some fine cameo roles in the film, especially Patricia Clarkson and Ken Stott as Dexter's parents.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great
movie and book have such a sweet love story, while not losing the element of surprise. very great read! Read more
Published 3 days ago by Felicia Spencer
5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful film and great acting
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Published 12 days ago by Katalin R. Baltimore
3.0 out of 5 stars one day
I did'nt think the verbal part was very clear --soundwise
also this picture was in the small format like back in the 80s
Published 26 days ago by eugene dale
3.0 out of 5 stars I like the book better
I like the book because it has more details. There are a lot of nice details missing from the movie.
Published 1 month ago by Enas
4.0 out of 5 stars You might relate yourself to it.
I liked this movie a lot because parts of it hit close to home. Yes, sometimes it may take years for you to realize that the one has been sitting in front of you for many years,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Dreamer81
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie
it was a great story, about waitng for the right love , having it all the time, but finding out that you have it all along.
Published 2 months ago by carolyn d ross
5.0 out of 5 stars Good one!!
I really did like this one. I like stories that cover a period of time as this one did. It was different .
Published 2 months ago by Joy
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I can't stop thinking about this movie. It was so incredibly sad, and I wish it could have ended differently, but maybe that is why I can't stop thinking about it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by S. Helfrick
3.0 out of 5 stars One Day
Directed by Lone Scherfig and based on the novel by David Nicholls, One Day is the story of Emma Morley (Anne Hathaway) and Dexter Mayhew (Jim Sturgess) who first meet after... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D Brown
1.0 out of 5 stars Most depressing movie ever!
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