One of 2025's most delightful surprises � a tight, funny, warm comedy about two roommates scrambling to cover rent after their deadbeat boyfriend skips with the money. Keke Palmer is the year's most natural screen comedian.
Original Comedy Lives
In an era of franchises and IP, One of Them Days is a refreshing reminder that a sharp script and two magnetic leads can still make a movie sing. Keke Palmer plays Dreux, a young woman sharing an apartment with best friend Alyssa (SZA, making her acting debut with surprising ease) whose boyfriend has stolen their rent money. The film is a screwball comedy about Black millennial precarity � the exhausting hustle of covering basics when everything is one bad month from collapse � and treats its material with both humor and genuine empathy.
"Keke Palmer reminds you why she's been a star since childhood � she lights up every frame, and the film wisely builds everything around her."
� The New York TimesThe Verdict
One of 2025's genuine comedic pleasures. Small, warm, funny, and over before it outstays its welcome. $48M on $12M confirms original comedy can still find its audience. Palmer and SZA are a duo worth watching.
One of 2025's most delightful surprises � a tight, funny, warm comedy about two roommates scrambling to cover rent after their deadbeat boyfriend skips with the money. Keke Palmer is the year's most natural screen comedian.