Taglines: For 24 hours, kids make the rules.
Yes Day Movie Storyline. Always feeling like they have to say NO to their kids and co-workers, Allison and Carlos decide to give their three kids a YES DAY — where for 24 hours the kids make the rules. Little did they know that they’d be going on a whirlwind adventure around Los Angeles, that would bring the family closer to each other than ever before.
Yes Day is a 2021 American comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta, from a screenplay and screen story by Justin Malen, based upon the children’s book of the same name by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and Tom Lichtenheld. It stars Jennifer Garner, Édgar Ramírez, and Jenna Ortega.
It was released on March 12, 2021, on Netflix. It received mixed reviews from critics, with criticism aimed at the film not taking full advantage of the premise. The film was digitally released on Netflix on March 12, 2021. A week later, the company reported the film had been watched by 53 million households. However on April, 20, 2021 the viewership increased to 62 million of households.
About the Story
Allison and Carlos Torres are married with three kids: Katie, Nando, and Ellie. When they first met, they were adventurous and said yes to everything. However, once having kids, they feel they must say no to protect their children.
One evening, they are called into a parent-teacher conference at school where they discover Katie and Nando have both submitted school work calling their mom a dictator. Allison expresses frustration that her kids perceive her this way and tells Carlos that she feels he makes her play the role of “bad cop” with their children. Mr. Deacon, a school employee, and father of six overhears and shares with them that he maintains order in his house by having a ‘yes day’ from time to time: one 24-hour period where the parents cannot say no, within reason.
Carlos and Allison present the idea to the kids, telling them that if they don’t get into trouble, do their chores, and keep their grades up, they can have a yes day as a reward. Katie makes a wager with Allison that if her mom makes it through Yes Day, Katie will go to the music festival Fleek Fest with her mother. If she doesn’t make it, Katie will be allowed to go with a friend, Layla.
The kids eventually manage to earn a yes day and put together a list of five activities for the day. First, Ellie dresses her parents in crazy outfits and requests that they don’t look at anything with a screen on it all day. Next, they go and order a massive $40 sundae that is free if they can eat it all in 30 minutes.
They then go through a car wash with the windows down. Next, they go to a capture the flag competition, where each family member leads a group and the goal is for one team to catch the others, throwing balloons filled with Kool-Aid at their opponents. Allison wins the game for her team, impressing her kids. Carlos, however, is tempted to drop out of Yes Day, but ultimately decides he can’t bear to disappoint his kids.
The fourth event is a trip to Six Flags Magic Mountain, where the family rides roller coasters. When Katie steps away, Allison sees texts on her daughter’s phone from Layla indicating she and Katie will be hanging out with older boys at Fleek Fest. Allison tells her that the wager is off and she’s going to Fleekfest with her, not Layla. Hurt, Katie storms off.
In an attempt to win a pink gorilla for Katie as an apology, Allison and Carlos get into a fight with another park-goer and are arrested. The children sneak away. Katie goes to Fleekfest with Layla but quickly becomes uncomfortable being alone with older boys, and her friend abandons her. Nando stages a “nerd party”
Yes Day (2021)
Directed by: Miguel Arteta
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Édgar Ramírez, Jenna Ortega, Julian Lerner, Everly Carganilla, H.E.R., Nat Faxon, Molly Sims, Fortune Feimster, Arturo Castro, Megan Stott, Hayden Szeto
Production Design by: Doug J. Meerdink
Cinematography by: Terry Stacey
Film Editing by: Jay Deuby
Costume Design by: Susie DeSanto
Set Decoration by: Rosemary Brandenburg
Art Direction by: Jason Perrine
Music by: Michael Andrews
MPAA Rating: PG for some rude and suggestive material, and brief language.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: March 12, 2021
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