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Star-Studded Cast Unites for Netflix's 'Bad Day'

9/22/2025

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Ed O’Neill, Danielle Brooks, and John Higgins join Cameron Diaz in Netflix's Bad Day, directed by Jake Szymanski.
Laura Solon wrote the script about a single mom on a disastrous day, keeping a promise to her daughter.
The film is likened to Falling Down; O’Neill plays the mom’s difficult father-in-law, Brooks a grumpy NYPD detective, Higgins is Brooks' cop partner.

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Story summary

Ed O’Neill, Danielle Brooks, and John Higgins join Cameron Diaz in Netflix's Bad Day, directed by Jake Szymanski.
Laura Solon wrote the script about a single mom on a disastrous day, keeping a promise to her daughter.
The film is likened to Falling Down; O’Neill plays the mom’s difficult father-in-law, Brooks a grumpy NYPD detective, Higgins is Brooks' cop partner.