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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

One day can change everything.

2014 · 1h 21m · PG Comedy, Family
Directed by Miguel Arteta

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Overview

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Though he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother, and sister all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

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Fresh

Like the source material, this is one terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day that families just might find themselves revisiting often.

Lindsey Bahr, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh

It's funny, fast, and charming.

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh

Arteta keeps the action speeding along while eliciting spot-on performances. Carell is at his discombobulated best, and Garner anchors the proceedings with aplomb.

Calvin Wilson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh

This is where the comedy comes from: that lurking fear that even the most routine of daily domestic tasks is just a spilled coffee cup away from disaster.

Geoff Pevere, Globe and Mail
Fresh

"Alexander" won't change your day, but it's not terrible, horrible, no good or very bad, either.

Adam Graham, Detroit News

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