A Perfect Day

A Perfect Day

R 2015 · 106 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Drama, War

Somewhere in the Balkans, 1995. A team of aid workers must solve an apparently simple problem in an almost completely pacified territory that has been devastated by a cruel war, but some of the local inhabitants, the retreating combatants, the UN forces, many cows and an absurd bureaucracy will not cease to put obstacles in their way.

Directed by Fernando León de Aranoa · Written by Fernando León de Aranoa

Your Rating

Where to Watch

Streaming

PhiloAMC Plus Apple TV channelAMC+ Amazon ChannelAMC+ Roku Premium ChannelAMC+Sundance Now

Rent or Buy

Amazon VideoGoogle Play MoviesYouTube

Cast

Make it a double feature

3h 41m together

Both from Fernando León de Aranoa.

More from Fernando León de AranoaSee all →

Until My Voice BreaksUntil My Voice Breaks · 2025
Until My Voice Breaks
8.02025
MovieDocumentaryMusic
With the chasms that doing so entails, Leiva personally paints a raw and unpretentious portrait of the frenetic spiral of his existence today, giving us an unwonted glimpse of his life at the height of his career. An irreversible vocal cord issue constantly challenges the present and future of a Leiva incapable of conceiving any option other than to keep going. Until his voice gives out.
FamilyFamily · 1996
Family
7.41996
MovieDramaComedy
Santiago wakes up like any other morning. He goes down to the kitchen and his whole family is waiting for him: it's his birthday. They all sing "Happy Birthday to You" and give him presents. But when he opens the present of his youngest son, he gets angry and says he doesn't like it. The boy starts crying and saying that he loves him, but Santiago answers that he doesn't believe him and he tells the boy that he is fired and that he wants another son, who is thinner, who doesn't need glasses and who resembles him more. Written by Pablo Montoya
Feeling ItFeeling It · 2022
Feeling It
7.32022
MovieDocumentary
An intimate portrait of Spanish singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina without his signature bowler hat, at night and with malice aforethought. Rugged, direct, and unflinching, director Fernando León de Aranoa captures Sabina’s hidden side over 13 years of filming, where the artist steps off the stage to reveal stories of misfortune, comedy, inspiration, and of pain.
The Back of the WorldThe Back of the World · 2000
The Back of the World
7.32000
MovieDocumentary
This documentary looks at "the back of the world": small children working as quarrymen in Peru, Kurdish political refugees from Turkey, and families and inmates awaiting the end on Mississippi's Death Row.
Mondays in the SunMondays in the Sun · 2002
Mondays in the Sun
7.22002
MovieDramaComedy
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. They meet mainly at a bar owned by their former colleague Rico. Santa is the most superficially confident and unofficial leader of the group. A court case hangs over him relating to a shipyard lamp he smashed during a protest against the closure. José is bitter that his wife, Ana, is employed when he is not.
Politics, Instructions ManualPolitics, Instructions Manual · 2016
Politics, Instructions Manual
7.02016
MovieDocumentary
In 2015, a new spanish political party, named Podemos, made history by becoming the third force of the parliament, just two years after its creation. This is how it happened.
The Good BossThe Good Boss · 2021
The Good Boss
6.92021
MovieComedyDrama
Julio Blanco is the proprietor of Básculas Blanco, a Spanish company producing industrial scales in a provincial Spanish town, which awaits the imminent visit from a committee that will decide if they merit a local Business Excellence award: everything has to be perfect when the time comes. Working against the clock, Blanco pulls out all the stops to address and resolve issues with his employees, crossing every imaginable line in the process.
PrincessesPrincesses · 2005
Princesses
6.82005
MovieDrama
Caye is a young prostitute whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal immigrant, after she finds her in the bathroom, badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye's xenophobic co-workers.
BarrioBarrio · 1998
Barrio
6.71998
MovieDrama
Bored 15-year-old school chums Rai Manu and Javi dream of sexual adventures and exotic resorts while the well-off population of Madrid flock to the beaches on a summer holiday. The youths hang around the concrete wasteland killing time by reading the sex classifieds and pushing their luck. They masturbate, thieve, fight with their families and get involved in a drug bust. Finally Rai, the most daring and restless of the trio - gets shot while trying to steal stereo gear from a car. Each adolescent faces a dreary home life but when they get together they enjoy each other's company to the full. The film is an engaging mixture of comedy drama and the pathos of life in a Madrid neighborhood.
A Perfect FamilyA Perfect Family · 2012
A Perfect Family
6.52012
MovieComedy
Leone is a rich and powerful man whose loneliness drives him to hire a cast of actors to play the family he never had. On Christmas Eve, reality and make-believe start to get blurred.
The TalentThe Talent · 2025
The Talent
6.52025
MovieDrama
A gifted young cellist from a fallen aristocratic family must make an impossible choice when her best friend's powerful father offers a solution to her family's desperate situation.
Loving PabloLoving Pablo · 2017
Loving Pablo
6.32017
MovieCrimeDrama
The film chronicles the rise and fall of the world's most feared drug lord Pablo Escobar and his volatile love affair with Colombia's most famous journalist Virginia Vallejo throughout a reign of terror that tore a country apart.
Fausto 5.0Fausto 5.0 · 2001
Fausto 5.0
6.12001
MovieDramaHorror
On his way to a medical convention, Dr Fausto runs into a man who claims the Doctor removed his stomach eight years ago in a surgical operation. Against all odds, he is still alive. The man turns up repeatedly and promises Fausto to make all his wishes come true. Reality starts dissolving and Fausto begins to lose control
L'uomo perfettoL'uomo perfetto · 2005
L'uomo perfetto
6.12005
MovieComedyRomance
Lucia is a young and talented advertiser but is out of luck when it comes to love. Madly in love with her best friend's boyfriend, she struggles with her feelings when they are set to get married.
Corazón locoCorazón loco · 1997
Corazón loco
6.01997
MovieRomanceComedy
Félix (Juanjo Puigcorbé), a likeable and careerist flat salesman, wants to be the commercial director of his company at all costs. The bad thing is that this position is deserved by Lola (Cristina Marcos), a young and efficient saleswoman, with whom Félix gets on terribly and who, to make matters worse, is the lover of Emilio (Joaquim de Almeida), their boss.
AmadorAmador · 2010
Amador
5.72010
MovieDrama
A drama centered on a young woman who takes a summer job caring for a bed-ridden older man, and the intimate secrets they begin to share with one another.

More Like This

Mysterious SkinMysterious Skin · 2005
Mysterious Skin
7.72005
MovieDrama
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
The Muppet MovieThe Muppet Movie · 1979
The Muppet Movie
7.21979
MovieFamilyComedy
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there, he meets a bear, a pig, a whatever (his future muppet crew), and some special celebrity guest stars, while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
The ReturnThe Return · 2003
The Return
7.32003
MovieDramaMystery
Two young brothers in contemporary Russia are reunited with a father they know only from an old photograph after his sudden return from a long absence. With their mother’s reluctant consent, they set out on a remote trip that quickly becomes an uneasy test of authority, trust, and masculinity. As the journey moves deeper into the wilderness, the fragile bonds between father and sons are pushed to their limits.
Sonic the HedgehogSonic the Hedgehog · 2020
Sonic the Hedgehog
7.32020
MovieActionScience Fiction
Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until Sonic sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik. Now it’s super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic’s unique power for world domination.
Are We There Yet?Are We There Yet? · 2005
Are We There Yet?
5.72005
MovieFamilyAdventure
The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened by a particularly harrowing New Years Eve. When Suzanne's work keeps her in Vancouver for the holiday, Nick offers to bring her kids to the city from Portland, Oregon. The kids, who have never liked any of the men their mom dates, are determined to turn the trip into a nightmare for Nick.
Joyeux NoelJoyeux Noel · 2005
Joyeux Noel
7.32005
MovieDramaWar
France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody no man's land that the French and the Scots dispute with the Germans…
Street FighterStreet Fighter · 1994
Street Fighter
4.71994
MovieActionComedy
Colonel Guile and various other martial arts heroes fight against the tyranny of dictator M. Bison and his cohorts.
Nothing to LoseNothing to Lose · 1997
Nothing to Lose
6.61997
MovieComedyCrime
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. In a state of despair, he encounters a bumbling thief whose attempted carjacking goes awry when Nick takes him on an involuntary joyride. Soon the betrayed businessman and the incompetent crook strike up a partnership and develop a robbery-revenge scheme. But it turns out that some other criminals in the area don't appreciate the competition.
StroszekStroszek · 1977
Stroszek
7.31977
MovieDrama
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion, he ekes out a living as a street musician. He befriends Eva, a prostitute down on her luck and they join his neighbor, Scheitz, an elderly eccentric, when he leaves Germany to live in Wisconsin.
Two to OneTwo to One · 2024
Two to One
6.32024
MovieComedyDrama
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, a communist family discovers a bunker full of money soon to be worthless. With the help of their neighbors, they embark on a race against time to enter the capitalist world in style.
Heart and SoulsHeart and Souls · 1993
Heart and Souls
7.01993
MovieFantasyComedy
A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the life of a child born at the moment of their deaths as his guardians. Baby Thomas grows up to be a businessman who has memories of his playmates, but assumes they are products of his youthful imagination. When the ghosts realize they need Thomas' help to move on to the afterlife, they decide to make an appearance once more.
Mr. PigMr. Pig · 2016
Mr. Pig
6.02016
MovieDrama
On a mission to sell his last remaining prize hog and reunite with old friends, an aging farmer abandons his foreclosed farm and journeys to Mexico. After smuggling in the hog, his estranged daughter shows up, forcing them to face their past and embark on an adventurous road trip together.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter