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2021 · family · comedy

YES DAY

Directed by Miguel Arteta1h 26m2021

A mom and dad who usually say no decide to say yes to their kids' wildest requests — with a few ground rules — on a whirlwind day of fun and adventure.

Our read: YES DAY (2021) reads as a cosy, kinetic, grounded family · comedy entry — gentle in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.

Movie DNA

Cosy, kinetic, gentle family / comedy, grounded in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.

ElsewhereIMDb5.733kRT52%Metacritic46
  • cosy
  • brisk
  • gentle
  • redemptive
  • tender
  • funny
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DNA · twelve axes

How YES DAY feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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What watching it is actually like.

“You want loud family chaos where parents finally say yes to every kid request.”

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Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around
Heads-upcringe humiliationdrug use

Skip it tonight — Silly stunt comedy and cringe dad energy sound exhausting tonight.

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