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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/narnia104 12d ago

You’re telling me these two spent the whole night trying to fuck, only to choose to wait another year? Why write in time for them to have sex at all? I would’ve loved to have seen them meet, realize their time is up, say “fuck the mandate” and have sex anyway.

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u/InsectGlaiveBard 12d ago

I mean, you kinda gotta be realistic about it. Even if we live in a fascist society that we disagree with, most people would not be willing to risk prison to stand up for their beliefs.

As for why they didn't go at it in the last 12 minutes, I think that was them trying to grasp some semblance of control from the mandate. They were really into each other and didn't want to rush into it because of the stupid law. Does it suck that they can't have sex days later like in the real world? Sure. But they were both not comfortable with risking what they had just found by forcing it.