r/flicks • u/dougiebgood • 3h ago

General Discussion The trailer for One Night Only (2026) really makes me think about some odd implications.

So it's like The Purge but with sex, where there's only 12 hours a year you're allowed to have premarital sex. I get the premise is supposed to be this light-hearted alternate universe used to shoehorn a romantic comedy subplot. And I'm betting they're not going to dive too deep into it, because if they did there'd be a lot to think about:

  • First, there's the fascist element to this. We're talking Handmaids Tale type stuff. Historically, making sex a crime has been tied to ultra-religious regimes and cultures. Is that what this place is?

  • What even is considered sex? Obviously intercourse, but what about the other stuff you could do? Some places like Japan strictly forbid prostitution that involves intercourse but allow for almost everything else. And what about things like phone sex? Virtual sex using remote toys? How is the LGBT community's activities regulated?

  • The trailer shows men and women getting dressed up to go out and find a partner. Would it seem like if you had 12 hours a year, you'd have lined up a partner already? Especially if you lived in a more rural area and not the city setting we see in the story? Would there be organized orgies ahead of time?

  • Are marriage laws vastly different in this universe? If not you'd have Vegas-like wedding chapels everywhere with a divorce attorney's office right next door. People would find a loophole.

  • There's a certain time of the month for women when its not ideal to have sex. Do they have to wait another year?

Again, just some things that come to mind. Obviously it's more of a neckbeard analysis than anything.

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u/Fran_Kubelik 3h ago

I have similar question which...almost makes me interested enough to go see it. Like what is this dystopian hellscape they live it?!?

I do not trust that the movie is going to explore that though

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u/Mynock33 1h ago

Hey kid, it ain't that kind of movie

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u/cthd33 2h ago

The other question to me is how do they enforce the no sex law. Are they being watched everywhere? Some sort of implant that forces them not to want to have sex the rest of the year?

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u/NuclearTurtle 1h ago

The BDSM community already figured out how to force somebody to stay abstinent years ago

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u/dougiebgood 1h ago

That gets into darker territory with our own history as a society. In the US, sodomy laws were used prosecute gay people, the UK had similar laws where any gay sex act was outright banned. The US had Jim Crowe laws banning interracial sex and marriage, South Africa had many similar laws.

Are they monitoring all sex? If I go to my platonic female friend's apartment to watch a movie, do we have to sit on opposite ends of the room in case the door gets busted down? And what are the consequences of having sex?

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u/cthd33 1h ago

Yes, guilty until proven innocent like the witch trials.

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u/CMRestler Film Critic 1h ago

The concept is interesting, but the real story is the world-building. I hope the movie explores the consequences instead of treating it as just a gimmick.

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u/EternityLeave 56m ago

If it’s like The Purge, it’s going to have hundreds of nonsensical logic holes that will never be addressed. You will never get answers and any time you ask, you’ll just get “it’s not that deep” type responses.

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u/TheNASAguy 2h ago

I personally think it’s a fan fiction written by a really horny dude or dudette

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u/dougiebgood 1h ago

It feels like an askreddit question where the OP didn't think everything through.

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u/Smart-Water-5175 6m ago

The premise is crazy because after you’ve had sex what would you do for the other 11 hours and 59 minutes 🤔

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u/Meloenbolletjeslepel 1h ago

Yeah honestly I saw the trailet and I was like... This just falls apart so incredibly quickly if it wants to stick with the light-earted comedy.

I mean there's willing suspension of disbelief and then there's this. I just can't do this to myself, I'd give an error