Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- absurdist
- deadpan
- melancholic
- late night viewing
- dark comedy marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film an unusual but uneven dark comedy whose committed performances and fresh premise only partly overcome its implausible plotting.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The central mystery grows from rival greeting card writers competing to create the perfect Girlfriend's Day card.
Greeting cards, writers, and corporate competition are treated with the stakes and paranoia of a noir underworld.
Ray was once the leading romance card writer and seeks to recover his status and creative feeling.
The film pairs deadpan writing-industry satire with murder, deceit, and conspiracy.
Films like Girlfriend's Day, and why
The Big Lebowski
shares an offbeat noir mystery, deadpan comedy, eccentric criminals, and a hapless protagonist pulled into conspiracy
Inherent Vice
combines absurd crime plotting, stylized underworld characters, and darkly comic desperation
The Kid Detective
uses a struggling professional, workplace corruption, and bleakly comic neo-noir atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Stephenson
- Release Date
- 2017-01-24
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Rating
- 5.0 / 10 (174)
Cast
- Bob Odenkirk
- Amber Tamblyn
- Stacy Keach
- Alex Karpovsky
- Kevin O'Grady
- Rich Sommer
- Larry Fessenden
- Natasha Lyonne
- Andy Richter
- June Diane Raphael
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Girlfriend's Day about?
- A washed-up greeting-card poet is drawn into a murder conspiracy when writers compete to invent a lucrative new holiday.
- What is Girlfriend's Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Girlfriend's Day as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Girlfriend's Day violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Girlfriend's Day as moderate.
- What did critics think of Girlfriend's Day?
- Critics found the film an unusual but uneven dark comedy whose committed performances and fresh premise only partly overcome its implausible plotting.
- Which films are like Girlfriend's Day?
- Films with a similar feel include The Big Lebowski, Inherent Vice, and The Kid Detective.
- How long is Girlfriend's Day?
- Girlfriend's Day runs 70 minutes.
- Where can I watch Girlfriend's Day?
- In United States, Girlfriend's Day streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
