Keke Palmer’s new comedy One of Them Days has broken a Rotten Tomatoes record. The movie, which was produced by Insecure‘s Issa Rae, was directed by Lawrence Lamont (who previously collaborated with Rae on Max’s Rap Sh!t) from the debut screenplay by Syreeta Singleton (who was the showrunner of Rap Sh!t). It co-stars Palmer and singer-songwriter SZA as best friends Dreux and Alyssa alongside an ensemble cast that includes Vanessa Bell Calloway, Maude Apatow, Katt Williams, Dewayne Perkins, Lil Rel Howery, and Janelle James.
The new Keke Palmer movie is the latest in a string of prominent projects for the actor, who kicked off her career in the mid 2000s and first rose to prominence when she starred opposite Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett in 2006’s Akeelah and the Bee. She parlayed this success as a child actor into roles in projects such as Disney’s Jump In! and Nickelodeon’s True Jackson, VP. As an adult, she has starred in a variety of movies and shows, including Scream: The TV Series, Lightyear, Scream Queens, and Netflix’s Human Resources.
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One of Them Days is an extremely solid comedy, with an ending that, while not too complex, has enough going on that is worth discussing in depth.
One Of Them Days Is Officially Keke Palmer’s Highest Rated Movie On Rotten Tomatoes
It Beats A Record That Has Been Held For 11 Years
At the time of writing, Rotten Tomatoes has aggregated 50 different One of Them Days reviews, which has given the movie a near-perfect Tomatometer score of 96%. In fact, among the 19 Top Critics that have submitted reviews, the movie does have a full 100% score. This 96% score, which comes along with a nearly matching 95% Popcornmeter score from audience members, means that the 2025 comedy movie is officially Keke Palmer’s highest-rated movie of all time on the Tomatometer.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes have given One of Them Days an average score of 7.0 out of 10.
Her previous highest-scoring movies were tied at 92%, a full four percentage points lower than the current Rotten Tomatoes score of One of Them Days. Those titles were the 2014 Netflix Drama Imperial Dreams, in which she starred opposite John Boyega and Rotimi Akinosho, and the 2016 musical telecast Grease: Live!, in which she played Pink Ladies member Martina “Marty” Maraschino opposite Aaron Tveit as Danny Zuko and Julianne Hough as Sandy Young.
Keke Palmer’s New Rotten Tomatoes Record Is More Impressive After Nope & Hustlers
Both Movies Were Well-Regarded During Their Releases
The critical success of the One of Them Days release is even more impressive considering the fact that Keke Palmer has starred in two recent movies that were critical darlings. Those would be Jordan Peele’s 2022 sci-fi horror feature Nope, for which Palmer won a New York Film Critics Circle Award, and Lorene Scafaria’s 2019 crime dramedy Hustlers, which earned star Jennifer Lopez a Golden Globe nomination. However, in spite of their glowing reception, they only earned 83% and 88% Rotten Tomatoes scores respectively.
One of Them Days, directed by Lawrence Lamont, follows best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa as they scramble to prevent eviction after discovering Alyssa’s boyfriend has squandered their rent money. This comedic adventure highlights their desperate and humorous attempts to save their home and friendship.
- Release Date
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January 17, 2025
- Cast
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Keke Palmer
, Sza
, Maude Apatow
, Lil Rel Howery
, Janelle James
, Katt Williams
, Vanessa Bell Calloway
, Keyla Monterroso Mejia
, Joshua Neal
, Aziza Scott
, Patrick Cage
, Dewayne Perkins
, Amin Joseph
, Gabrielle Dennis
, Dominique Perry - Director
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Lawrence Lamont
- Writers
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Syreeta Singleton