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‘One Night Only’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Rom-Com Doesn’t Quite Score

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Newest development Aug 7, 2026 · 2 reportsReview: ‘One Night Only’ a rom-com bust

“One Night Only,” a new romantic comedy starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is getting mixed vibes from Rotten Tomatoes critics.

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  1. Review: 'One Night Only' is a tease, but its stars score

    Headline from Toledo Blade ·

  2. ‘One Night Only’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Rom-Com Doesn’t Quite Score

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Newest

    Review: ‘One Night Only’ a rom-com bust

    Headline from The Dominion Post ·

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Reports & sources

10 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    ‘One Night Only’: Are you ready for the Sex Purge? (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro are trapped by this rom-com's unbelievable premise.

  2. Winchester Star

    Movie Review: 'One Night Only' is a tease, but its stars score (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    “The Purge” for sex is the best way to describe the premise of “One Night Only.” The U.S. government has passed a mandate that premarital sex is illegal except for one night a year. For the past three years, sex…

  3. Seattle Times

    ‘One Night Only’ review: Dystopian rom-com leaves questions unanswered (opens Seattle Times)

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    Not even Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro's charisma can reliably bolster the inherent structural flaws of this concept and its execution, writes our reviewer.

  4. Our Quad Cities

    Cook review: 'One Night Only' rom-com is a sometimes-funny uneven mess (opens Our Quad Cities)

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    Remember when romantic comedies drew in mass audiences? That was before horror and sequels seemed to take over the box office. Some of them were formulaic, but viewers knew what to expect with a meet-cute, some kind of challenge that seems insurmountable, and a sweet ending in which the couple ends …

  5. Forbes

    ‘One Night Only’ Rotten Tomatoes Reviews Say Rom-Com Doesn’t Quite Score (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    “One Night Only,” a new romantic comedy starring Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner, is getting mixed vibes from Rotten Tomatoes critics.

  6. Toledo Blade

    Review: 'One Night Only' is a tease, but its stars score (opens Toledo Blade)

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    Toledo Blade's feed description

    The Purge for sex is the best way to describe the premise of One Night Only unless you prefer Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery for one-night stands.

  7. Bowling Green Daily News

    ‘One Night Only’ a cinematic train wreck of epic proportions (opens Bowling Green Daily News)

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    Bowling Green Daily News's feed description

    To say “One Night Only” is a bad movie is an understatement. This is a jaw-droppingly bad, “what were they thinking?” misfire — taking a premise similar to “The Purge” […]

  8. The Dominion Post

    Review: ‘One Night Only’ a rom-com bust (opens The Dominion Post)

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    There are concepts that feel dodgy right out of the gate, and the premise for Will Gluck’s “One Night Only” falls into that category. The idea that it’s illegal to have sex if you’re single is already one that exists in reality for queer people in plenty of places right now. So if you’re going […]

  9. Fox News

    'One Night Only' Review: Monica Barbaro and Callum Turner charm in lively high-concept rom-com (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News Digital reviews Universal Pictures' high-concept romantic comedy "One Night Only" starring Callum Turner and Monica Barbaro. Directed by Will Gluck.

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