Every Day is a 2010 comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Levine and starring Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt, Carla Gugino, Eddie Izzard, Ezra Miller, and Brian Dennehy.
Synopsis
Ned (Schrieber) is a man under pressure. As a scriptwriter, his boss (Izzard) is pushing him to add extra shocks into his latest project. As a husband, he is coping with his stressed out wife (Hunt) and her sick, alcoholic father (Dennehy). As a father, he is worried about his gay son (Miller) coming out, and watching his youngest (Fortgang) spiral into perfectionism-induced anxiety. When he is assigned a provocative free spirit (Gugino) as a writing partner, he is forced to examine whether the life he has is really the life he wants.
Cast
Liev Schreiber as Ned Freed
Helen Hunt as Jeannie Freed
Carla Gugino as Robin
Ezra Miller as Jonah Freed
Skyler Fortgang as Ethan Freed
David Harbour as Brian
Eddie Izzard as Garrett
Brian Dennehy as Ernie Freed
Reception
Every Day was an official selection for the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival, where it was met with lukewarm reviews. Adam Keleman of Slant Magazine called the film "a quaint but inane portrait of a modern-day Big Apple family". Stephen Holden of the New York Times said the film is very well written and acted.
Box office
Every Day was released in theaters on January 11, 2011. At its widest release, the film was only shown in four theaters, and grossed $46,209, far below its $3 million production budget.
Critical response
Every Day received mixed reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 34% based on reviews from 32 critics. At Metacritic the film received a score of 48 based on reviews from 12 critics.
Home media
Every Day was released on DVD on March 8, 2011.