Any Day NowMovie Reviews

So-so
Avg. Critic Score: 60 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
16 OK for kids 16+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    The Hollywood Reporter | Frank Scheck

    Depictions of custody battles have become a cinematic staple, but few register with the heartfelt emotion of Any Day Now. Read full review

  • 75
    Slant Magazine | Diego Costa

    Its most redeeming quality is that it isn't so quick to neuter its queer characters into a package-friendly "gay couple" aesthetic a la Modern Family. Read full review

  • 75
    Philadelphia Inquirer | Carrie Rickey

    The takeaways of the film are horror and hope: horror that institutionalized homophobia was so pervasive, hope that that intolerance is a thing of the past. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Peter Hartlaub

    The biggest strength of the movie is the chemistry between Cumming and Isaac Leyva, a first-time feature film actor with Down syndrome, who does as much to make these scenes work as the experienced actors he's sharing scenes with. Read full review

  • 63
    New York Post | Farran Smith Nehme

    Things go awry in the last act, as the movie stops dead for more songs and a tragic coda that seems forced and trite, rather than the three-hankie finale we've all earned. Still, Cumming is wonderful. Read full review

  • 60
    Time Out New York | David Fear

    It's one thing to call a film about homophobia and human rights Any Day Now; it's another to actually have your character sing "I Shall Be Released" in full at the end. The intent is righteous. The dramatic overkill is deadly. Read full review

  • 55
    NPR | Ella Taylor

    Cumming always gives good value, and his regular bursts into cabaret numbers are certainly an added bonus. Yet this instinctively ironic actor doesn't seem best suited to play the movie's most sentimental creation. A mouthy, heart-of-gold construct, Rudy dresses like Ratso Rizzo and comes on like The Fonz. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Michael O'Sullivan

    The film's title suggests the wry irony of hindsight: We've come a long way, baby, but we're not there yet. Any Day Now could do with a little more of that astringent humor and a little less sap. Read full review

  • 42
    The Playlist | Gabe Toro

    Like another Tribeca hit given a quiet release, last year's "Puncture," Any Day Now feels the need to take its compelling true story and stack the deck in favor of what we know is the outcome, presenting all obstacles as engineered by sneering, callous villains with disdain for those who would trumpet a more progressive cause. Read full review

  • 40
    New York Daily News | Joe Neumaier

    Director Travis Fine gives his period details flourish and lets Cumming and Dillahunt create well-rounded characters, but Any Day Now winds up treacly. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 16+ Drama about parenting, discrimination is moving but clunky.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that Any Day Now is an affecting, 1970s-set drama about gay parenting rights that has strong themes of tolerance and love. But it also deals with fairly mature issues/scenarios, including a junkie neglecting her mentally disabled son (and what happens to him because of it), a gross miscarriage of justice, and what it's like to remain closeted about your sexual orientation to keep your job. Expect some swearing ("s--t" and "damn"), drinking (at bars) and drug use, as well as a same-sex couple kissing in bed.
  • Families can talk about how society viewed the LGBT community in the late 1970s. How does Any Day Now handle the topic of discrimination? Have things changed since then?
  • How does the film depict Marco's mother as a parent? Is she sympathetic at all?
  • Why weren't many people supportive of Rudy and Paul caring for Marco? Do you think things would be different if the story took place today?
The good stuff
  • message true3 Positive messages: Families aren't all the same, and home/stability can come in many forms. People step up to help those in need. But on the flip side, society unfortunately doesn't always support people's efforts to help those in need.
  • rolemodels true4 Positive role models: Rudy and Paul stand up to the prejudices of their time in the name of saving Marco's life and giving him a better, more stable family. But many others in Marco's life don't have his best interests at heart and are blinded by their own biases.
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: A woman screams and neglects her child and disrespects her neighbor. Some screaming arguments.
  • sex false2 Sexy stuff: A loving couple is shown kissing in bed, their chests exposed. Some sexual innuendo.
  • language false3 Language: Language includes "s--t," "damn," "bitch," and derogatory terms used against homosexuals.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: A woman is shown snorting coke while her young, mentally disabled son is nearby. There are discussions about her being a junkie and picking up men to support her habit. Characters drink at bars.
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