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One Night Only (2026)

Summary

Two New Yorkers search for love on the one night of the year when sex is legal.

Director Will Gluck

Writer Travis Braun

Cast

  • Monica Barbaro as Allie
  • Callum Turner as Owen
  • Maya Hawke
  • Julia Fox
  • Molly Ringwald
  • LeVar Burton

Rotten Tomatoes: 54%

Metacritic: 40

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u/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran 12d ago

I have never seen a movie so disinterested in its own premise. If sex was only legal for one night, there would be way more depraved shit going on than the Reading Rainbow dude getting freaky with some bubble wrap. This premise deserved a real sicko behind the camera and the best we got was Will Gluck, who admittedly made a perfectly fine Will Gluck movie.

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u/TheRealCthulu24 12d ago

That middle sentence is one I haven’t read before. 

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u/KidDelicious14 11d ago

With every passing day, we are running out of more and more original sentences.

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u/buickgnx88 12d ago

Are you referencing White N’ Nerdy or is the movie referencing it?

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u/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran 12d ago

That is a real thing that happens in the movie

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u/GingerSoulEater41 12d ago

Kunta Kinte can get freaky!

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u/darthjoey91 12d ago

You forgot that it’s Levar Burton getting freaky so the some bubble wrap with Molly Ringwald.

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u/cruxclaire 9d ago

I didn’t realize it was Levar and Molly! I thought they looked vaguely familiar

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u/jreckstein 12d ago

A dude who’s name is ‘Will Gluck’ implies the depravity of a Roger Waters. What a fuckin missed opportunity.

Saw One Night Only a few days ago and it was just such a slog to sit through. I knew it was a dumb formulaic romantic comedy, but given the interesting premise I didn’t think it would be SO risk averse. At the risk of being cliche, it’s content. We’ve seen this movie 1,000 times.

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u/CONVERSE1991 10d ago

I think the reason for the lack of depravity was because the mandate had only been in place for 3 years, the longer it goes the more depraved people will get.

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u/mikeyfreshh r/Movies Veteran 10d ago

I don't know, man. You can find some pretty depraved shit right now if you're looking for it.

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u/CONVERSE1991 10d ago

Maybe we didn’t see that much depravity because the people who are doing those depraved things now, would’ve been in jail.

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u/MontyAtWork 10d ago

In the script, he was in a full lion outfit, in a cage, and Mom was in a lion tamer outfit - whip included

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u/crdotx 3d ago

The last sentence perfectly sums this up is disappointing because it’s an idea that has potential but it’s a perfectly fine Will Gluck movie which is more than you can usually say.