Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- witty
- wistful
- intimate
- date night
- quiet evening
What critics said
Critics broadly found the adaptation stylish and intermittently witty but lacking the emotional depth and insight of its bestselling source novel.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The story revisits Emma and Dexter on July 15 each year rather than depicting every stage of their relationship continuously.
Emma and Dexter grow apart, pursue other relationships, and repeatedly find their paths moving out of sync.
Emma and Dexter begin as university friends and gradually recognize that their bond has romantic significance.
Career changes, relationships, divorce, and personal maturity structure the couple's evolving connection across adulthood.
Films like One Day, and why
The Notebook
Both are wistful romantic dramas tracing a long friendship shaped by missed opportunities, changing circumstances, and emotional timing.
When Harry Met Sally...
Both combine witty relationship dialogue with a bittersweet examination of love, regret, and the passage of years.
Iris
Both are intimate British romantic dramas centered on emotionally complicated connections that develop across life changes.
Movie Details
- Director
- Lone Scherfig
- Release Date
- 2011-03-02
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (4628)
Cast
- Anne Hathaway
- Jim Sturgess
- Tom Mison
- Jodie Whittaker
- Rafe Spall
- Patricia Clarkson
- Ken Stott
- Romola Garai
- Matt Berry
- Toby Regbo
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is One Day about?
- A witty, bittersweet portrait of two university friends whose love is repeatedly tested by timing, ambition, and the long drift of adult life.
- What is One Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of One Day as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is One Day violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in One Day.
- What did critics think of One Day?
- Critics broadly found the adaptation stylish and intermittently witty but lacking the emotional depth and insight of its bestselling source novel.
- Which films are like One Day?
- Films with a similar feel include The Notebook, When Harry Met Sally..., and Iris.
- How long is One Day?
- One Day runs 107 minutes.
- Where can I watch One Day?
- In United States, One Day is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling.
