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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. 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. 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.

• Miguel Arteta
• Justin Malen
• Amy Krouse Rosenthal
• Tom Lichtenheld
• Jennifer Garner
• Edgar Ramírez
• Jenna Ortega
• 252 User reviews
• 78 Critic reviews
• 46 Metascore
• 2 nominations

Top cast 99+

• Allison Torres

• Carlos Torres

• Katie Torres

• Nando Torres

• Ellie Torres

• Jean the Paramedic

• Officer Jones

• Officer Chang

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• Trivia The flashbacks showed Allison wearing the exact same pearl necklace Jennifer Garner previously wore in 13 Going On 30.
• Goofs When the daughter asks the mom if she wants cotton candy, the mom says "No". She is supposed to say "Yes" all day. However, the dad said "please no more food" and the mum said yes to going on rides. The cotton candy was kindly offered by the daughter, it was not a challenge.

Allison Torres : If there's one thing I've learned from being a mom, it's that parents and kids always disagree on one thing... Rules.

• Crazy credits As the credits roll the guidance counselor gets pelleted with water balloons.
• Connections Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Jennifer Garner/Don Lemon/Arianne Lenker (2021)
• Soundtracks Another One Bites the Dust Written by John Deacon Performed by Queen Courtesy of Universal International Music BV Under license from Universal Music Enterprises Courtesy of Hollywood Records

User reviews 252

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• Mar 17, 2021
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• March 12, 2021 (United States)
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• Runtime 1 hour 26 minutes
• Dolby Digital

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Yes Day Reviews

Yes Day is a charmingly wholesome and sweet family movie, but it's also not entirely inventive.

Full Review | Jul 10, 2024

The characters are incredibly likeable, it's high energy from start to finish, and is full of enjoyment and endearing pleasure all the way through.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 6, 2023

Yes Day may feel familiar to fans of family-friendly entertainment, but it’s a wholly amusing adventure nonetheless thanks to its enjoyable ensemble cast.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

The ending scrambles to get back to the sweetness and charm of the earlier moments, but the high-volume silliness and the artery-clogging cheese that comes before it makes it hard to readjust.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 17, 2022

The movie gently promotes a balanced sense of openness on the part of parents, who can help kids to grow by letting them make - and learn from - mistakes.

Full Review | Aug 12, 2021

[In] this fun family movie... the conflict is all about learning to trust, know, and appreciate each other more... Where it's normal to be mixed and suburban.

Full Review | Jun 26, 2021

Yes Day doesn't really amount to much, but works well enough according to its small pleasures.

Full Review | Jun 6, 2021

A fun film that could've benefited from more eventful activities. Appreciated this depiction of parenting and their family dynamic was engaging.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | May 22, 2021

Garner gives such a high-energy performance in the opening scenes of the film that it made me think it could be her last action role.

Full Review | May 13, 2021

Chances are you'll be sorry you didn't say No to Yes Day.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Apr 5, 2021

It's enjoyable, wholesome family fun.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 2, 2021

Both leads are much better than this. I respect Jennifer Garner's need to make one for the kids, but I would appreciate better drivel than this. Edgar Ramirez is a standee.

Full Review | Original Score: D | Mar 31, 2021

Genially inconsequential and instantly forgettable.

Full Review | Original Score: C | Mar 31, 2021

Arteta's brisk effort embraces the genre's colorful allures while avoiding any mawkish sentimentality.

Full Review | Mar 27, 2021

An innocuous enough offering that most families can watch together, with some important life lessons thrown in for good measure. (Full Content Review for Parents - Slapstick Style Violence, Some Slight Suggestive Material, etc. - also Available)

Full Review | Original Score: 5/10 | Mar 26, 2021

A really sweet movie - a maybe too sweet movie.

It gets very very silly... But for much younger kids, they may enjoy it.

Full Review | Mar 22, 2021

A pretty sweet and cute comedy... Jennifer Garner is famously likable, and she's likable here.

While certain challenges in this film may seem a little extravagant, there's an admirable lesson to be had for parents and children.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 22, 2021

Yes Day is a film which features kids tipping sugar directly into their mouths, and that's probably the best analogy; a short burst of energy which might make you feel happy for a little while, but which ultimately isn't all that good for you.

Full Review | Mar 21, 2021