Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- intimate
- reflective
- wistful
- quiet evening
- reflective weekend
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Cécile is pursuing a restaurant opening in Paris when a family emergency forces her back to her hometown.
The family emergency brings Cécile back and causes memories and personal certainties to resurface.
Cécile’s central goal is opening her own restaurant, making cooking inseparable from her ambitions and identity.
The plot explicitly moves between Cécile’s planned restaurant life in Paris and her hometown away from city life.
Films like Leave One Day, and why
The Taste of Things
Shared culinary vocation, intimate emotional realism, and reflective treatment of personal and professional commitment.
Eat Drink Man Woman
Shared family expectations, food-centered storytelling, and characters reassessing their lives through changing relationships.
Once
Shared music-inflected drama, artistic ambition, and bittersweet choices between creative work and personal attachment.
Movie Details
- Director
- Amélie Bonnin
- Release Date
- 2025-05-13
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (225)
Cast
- Juliette Armanet
- Bastien Bouillon
- François Rollin
- Tewfik Jallab
- Dominique Blanc
- Mhamed Arezki
- Pierre-Antoine Billon
- Amandine Dewasmes
- Solal Lucas
- Jean-Pierre Schlagg
Common questions
- What is Leave One Day about?
- A driven Parisian chef is pulled back toward the family and memories she thought she had outgrown.
- What is Leave One Day like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Leave One Day as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Leave One Day violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Leave One Day.
- Which films are like Leave One Day?
- Films with a similar feel include The Taste of Things, Eat Drink Man Woman, and Once.
- How long is Leave One Day?
- Leave One Day runs 98 minutes.
