One Night Only

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Academy Award® nominee Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown, Top Gun: Maverick) and BAFTA nominee Callum Turner (Masters of the Air, Fantastic Beasts franchise) star as Allie and Owen, two love-starved strangers who crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York City on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex. Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter. They both feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests complicate their night, keeping them apart. As they each race toward and away from each other across the city, they just might discover that the one thing they want most is closer than they think.

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Hampered by a high-concept premise that's full of red flags, One Night Only has charming moments thanks to its appealing stars but keeps killing the mood with world-building that prompts more questions than the script is willing to answer.

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One Night Only amiably overcomes its gimmicky premise to deliver a genuine romantic comedy, elevated by the standout chemistry and performances of Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro.

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Jake Wilson

Sydney Morning Herald

17h

3/5

This kind of furtive conservatism is starting to look like a Gluck signature... Fortunately, he knows how to maintain the kind of fun, busy surface that distracts us from overthinking, as well as how to get the most from his leads.

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Thelma Adams

AARP Movies for Grownups

20h

4/5

Smart and silly, with yummy stars, One Night Only is this summer’s most charming rom-com.

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Linda Holmes

Pop Culture Happy Hour (NPR Podcast)

3d

I am not against a high-concept romcom. ... But to me, this movie did not need its high concept at all and doesn't do anything with it at all.

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Leo Brady

AMovieGuy.com

5h

2/4

One Night Only has to be the strangest movie of 2026.

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Scott Mendelson

The Outside Scoop (Substack)

13h

3/10

An otherwise harmless romantic comedy kneecapped by its gloves-off treatment of its frighteningly plausible premise, the Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner-led release is scarier than any 'Purge' movie

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Daniella Mazzio

In Review Online

13h

One Night Only misses the mark on why people are struggling to form connections, exhibiting a moral haughtiness that suggests the fault is in the individual for giving it away too soon.

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Neil

7h

Totally fun rom com, maybe the idea behind story wasn’t totally fleshed out but there was a lot to like- fun side characters fun music and great chemistry between Barbaro and Turner. was the perfect post work l, zone out, escape flick I was looking for. kind of a sucker for these types of current era rom coms and for that it was worth a watch

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Max T

8h

Callum and Monica are both funny and charming, even though it’s not enough to save this movie completely.

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Nay

11h

Very cute and quirky romantic comedy.

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Heather I

15h

This movie was so much fun! My husband and I both laughed a lot!

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Alejandro L

19h

One of the worst films I've ever seen. The script was poorly written, the humor was flat, this should have been a straight to streaming movie. I was very disappointed and I regret spending money to watch this.

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Leigh-Ana

1d

This was hilarious and one of the cutest movies I’ve seen In a while

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Synopsis

Academy Award® nominee Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown, Top Gun: Maverick) and BAFTA nominee Callum Turner (Masters of the Air, Fantastic Beasts franchise) star as Allie and Owen, two love-starved strangers who crash into each other in an ever-so-slightly fictionalized New York City on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex. Recently dumped Owen and hopeful romantic Allie might be the only two singles in the city looking for more than just a quick encounter. They both feel a spark when they meet, but a series of missteps and side quests complicate their night, keeping them apart. As they each race toward and away from each other across the city, they just might discover that the one thing they want most is closer than they think.

Director: Will Gluck
Producer: Will Gluck, Jacqueline Monetta
Screenwriter: Travis Braun
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Olive Bridge Entertainment
Rating: R (Sexual Material|Language|Brief Nudity)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2026, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.5M
Runtime: 1h 42m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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