One Day

"Twenty years. Two people."

2011 1h 47m EN

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7.4

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★7.4TMDB · 4,640

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Synopsis

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After spending the night together on the eve of their college graduation, Dexter and Emma are shown each year on the same date to see where they are in their lives. They are sometimes together, and sometimes not.

“Twenty years. Two people.”

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Cast

Anne Hathaway
Emma Morley
Jim Sturgess
Dexter Mayhew
Tom Mison
Callum O'Neill
Jodie Whittaker
Tilly Shaw
Rafe Spall
Ian Whitehead
Patricia Clarkson
Alison Mayhew
Ken Stott
Stephen Mayhew
Romola Garai
Sylvie Cope

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lone Scherfig
Writers: David Nicholls
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lone Scherfig, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Barney Pilling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess and Tom Mison carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Twenty years. Two people.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lone Scherfig directs. Benoît Delhomme behind the camera. Rachel Portman scores. Barney Pilling cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 4.0× over at the box office.
2Released 15 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
4Directed by Lone Scherfig, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Rachel Portman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Barney Pilling shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess and Tom Mison carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Twenty years. Two people.".
9IMDB entry: tt1563738 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "comedian", "love", "author".
11Released under 21 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Benoît Delhomme
Original score: Rachel Portman
Editing: Barney Pilling
Production design: Mark Tildesley
Costume design: Odile Dicks-Mireaux
Makeup / hair: Jo Adams
Sound: Glenn Freemantle
Runtime: 107 min · 1h 47m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $15,000,000
Box office: $59,400,000
Return: 396% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: One Day (2011)

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Andres Gomez2013-10-12
★ 5/10
Simple but not original story. Hathaway's performance is good but the movie leaves a "deja vu" feeling from other stories fall and redemptioni stories.

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