One Night Only (2026)
12 hours can change everything.
Two love-starved strangers crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 6 August 2026 |
| Genre | Romance, Comedy |
| Director | Will Gluck |
| Starring | Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner and Maya Hawke |
| Runtime | 103 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | TMDB users 6.4/10 |
| Budget | $25 million |
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What kind of watch this is
One Night Only is a 2026 romantic comedy directed by Will Gluck. It runs 103 minutes, a tight window for two love-starved strangers to crash into each other on the one night of the year when single people are allowed to have sex. The tagline promises that 12 hours can change everything, which is a bold claim for a single evening. Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, and Maya Hawke navigate the chaos of a society that has bureaucratized intimacy. It is a film about the absurdity of waiting for permission to connect. The rule is strict, but the people are not.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes sits at 44% based on 202 reviews, with an average score of 5.3/10. Metacritic lands on 42, a number it files under mixed or average. The consensus notes charming moments but mood-killing world-building. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it a B+. Critics found the premise relevant but the execution shoddy. Marya E. Gates of RogerEbert.com gave it zero stars, arguing the film’s political satire lacks a spine. Monica Castillo of The A.V. Club noted it disappointingly leans traditional rather than subversive.
How it did with audiences
One Night Only started with a $25 million budget. It took in $5.5 million for its opening weekend, landing in third place. Erik Childress of Rotten Tomatoes noted it earned less than Jackass: Best and Last, You, Me & Tuscany, The Breadwinner, and even Melania. The film dropped 64% in its second week to $2 million. Its four-week run ended with $11.51 million in domestic earnings. On TMDB, users rate it 6.4 out of 10. The math suggests the comedy did not survive the contact with its own audience.
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- One Night Only on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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- “One Night Only (2026 film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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