One Of Them Days
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: January 17, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
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21
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6
Negative:
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88
The Travers TakePeter TraversDec 12, 2025
Keke Palmer and SZA show how star power can turn a girl buddy comedy into a world view of the Black experience with laughs that sting with harsh truth. Read full review
88
LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenApr 11, 2025
One of Them Days is propulsively directed by music-video veteran Lawrence Lamont, who knows how to frame a punchline, from a sharp script by Syreeta Singleton, who wrote many episodes of HBO’s Insecure. The same mixture of hilarity and humanity is on display here. Read full review
88
Boston GlobeOdie HendersonJan 15, 2025
At almost two hours, “One of Them Days” does lag a bit. But even when it gets sluggish, there’s still a sisterly moment to enjoy or a laugh to be had. Read full review
83
IndieWireEsther ZuckermanJan 15, 2025
Throughout the very funny film directed by Lawrence Lamont and written by Syreeta Singleton, you are treated time and time again to the brilliance of Palmer — how she can transform any bit of dialogue into a laugh line, or make her eyes glimmer with gags. Read full review
80
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 4, 2025
It’s the kind of movie that miraculously makes you feel better about everything. Read full review
80
The IndependentClarisse LoughreyMar 10, 2025
One of Them Days is funny as hell, but it also speaks to something sharply honest when Dreux sighs and mutters, “It shouldn’t have to be this hard.” Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonJan 16, 2025
Lamont trusts his movie is personality-powered. He’s calibrated each performance to fit together like a 12-piece band, and he knows that some jokes are even funnier when whispered. But I’m in the mood to speak up: I’ve missed this type of satisfying junk food. Waiter, bring me another. Read full review
80
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanJan 16, 2025
Lamont and Singleton effortlessly mix the silly with the sincere, and although “One of Them Days” favors razzing over heart-to-hearts, our belief in this pairing never wavers. For that, hats off to SZA and especially Palmer, who lights up the screen with starry zeal. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanJan 15, 2025
Palmer, though she has the “straight” role, is so witty in her attack that she commands the screen. And SZA, in her film debut, simply sizzles. She’s a volcano of camp fury. The director, Lawrence Lamont, is a helmer of hip-hop videos making his feature-film directing debut, and while it might seem his main task is to keep the comedy crackling, the film’s secret weapon is the visual and rhythmic flow he imparts to it. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJan 15, 2025
One of Them Days, produced by Issa Rae, is the kind of big-laughs, mid-budget theatrical comedy that used to be more common; it’s a shame TriStar scheduled a January release, because the film had the potential to be a summer hit. Its two charismatic leads alone make it worth seeing in a theater, surrounded by a crowd primed for a good time. Read full review
80
Arizona RepublicMeredith G. WhiteJan 15, 2025
One of Them Days is proof that a good, old-school style comedy is still achievable with perfect casting, even when it's a story we've seen time and time again. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeyton RobinsonJan 17, 2025
One of Them Days satisfies like a high-five landed after three whiffs: a rewarding win on account of the stumbles it took to get there. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineJustin ClarkJan 16, 2025
The film revives Friday’s spirit while bringing its own flavor, and taking the current state of the world into full account. Read full review
75
The Associated PressJake CoyleJan 15, 2025
For an actress who’s hustled to get to this point, “One of Them” days is perfect platform for Palmer, scrappy and unstoppable. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJan 15, 2025
Palmer delivers an on-the-fly masterclass in overlapping comic skills, sometimes heightened (I love her eyeblink-quick, frozen-statue reaction to the good-looking, possibly homicidal hunk named Maniac, played by Patrick Cage), sometimes subtle and heartfelt. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperJan 15, 2025
So, if we’re in the mood for an R-rated, sometimes cartoonishly violent, occasionally salacious comedy where you know some jokes will score and others will land with a thud and we’ll just move on to the next scene, here’s your ticket. Read full review
70
TheWrapMatt GoldbergApr 15, 2025
There’s nothing particularly unexpected in Lawrence Lamont’s buddy comedy, but when it has no issue providing laughs thanks to stars Keke Palmer and SZA and their supporting cast, you can escape to the theater and have a good time rather than laughing by yourself in front of your TV. Read full review
70
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 16, 2025
One of Them Days might not necessarily be a great comedy, but it’s absolutely the type of comedy we should see more of in theaters nowadays. Palmer and SZA are a delight, and Lamont and Singleton’s work elevates what could be just a silly comedy into something more. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreJan 15, 2025
Honestly, watching One of Them Days, you start to wonder why Palmer isn’t one of the biggest stars in the world by now, though part of the problem is that she’s a creature of comedy, and studios barely make them anymore. Even when the writing and pacing falls slack in this one, as it definitely does on occasion, she wrings laughs out of scenes with screwball physicality and surprising line readings. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineJesse HassengerJan 15, 2025
Mostly, though, the movie’s cartoonishness feels pitched just right, a heightened silliness that the characters’ circumstances keep bringing back to earth. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerJan 15, 2025
Even if One of Them Days does turn out to be a time capsule of an L.A. that has been incinerated, maybe time is the real test. After all, Friday wasn’t a big hit when it came out, gaining its cult status over time on home video. One of Them Days shares the same kind of comfy, goofy, undemanding rewatchability. Read full review
60
NMEKyann-Sian WilliamsMar 10, 2025
Despite its problems though, One Of Them Days still makes for a fun ride. This is largely down to Palmer and SZA’s undeniable chemistry, perfectly capturing the sometimes chaotic, deeply loyal nature of female friendship. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeMar 10, 2025
What elevates this raucous romp by music video director Lawrence Lamont is the crackling energy between Palmer (Nope) and singer SZA, making her acting debut here. Read full review
60
The GuardianAdrian HortonJan 15, 2025
Alyssa’s self-absorption may be harder to swallow, but Palmer and SZA enjoyably ham up what could otherwise be try-hard, too gimmicky fare. Read full review
60
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiJan 15, 2025
If you’re looking for an overall fun time at the movies, One of Them Days delivers. Read full review
50
Film ThreatAlan NgJan 19, 2025
It features likable characters, and though it may not offend or make you laugh, it ultimately leaves you smiling. However, you can’t help but feel a sense of loss regarding the potential the film and its story had to be truly great. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredCharlotte SimmonsJan 21, 2025
The buck unfortunately stops at the inspired casting, reducing 'One of Them Days' to another destiny method comedy that might find viewers, but not an audience. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 17, 2025
I’m a longtime Palmer fan, and she’s almost never been this dull. She and SZA needed an edgier script to sparkle. Read full review
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