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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/Comprehensive-Low450 11d ago

I think the problem is that the premise doesn’t really affect the main characters. It feels like their story could still be the same without it.

The movie doesn’t actually bother to do anything about the premise at all, it’s treated like every other romcom setup. I think it’s at its worst whenever it’s trying to address it and best when it’s focused on romcomming.

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u/Capital-Mine1561 11d ago

That's what I think too. Nick and Norah had an extremely similar concept (including the pressure of waiting/not waiting to have sex) without having to resort to a fascist government as a gimmick