One Night Stand

One Night Stand

Sometimes an entire life can change in just one night.

Directed by Mike Figgis

Produced by New Line Cinema

1997102 min5.6 / 10

A melancholic drama about how a single night of infidelity and the specter of AIDS ripple through a man's life, relationships, and sense of self.

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

Questions people ask

  • Is One Night Stand sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Is One Night Stand violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Does One Night Stand end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is One Night Stand scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is One Night Stand easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

11/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity19

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise5

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love10

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like One Night Stand

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as One Night Stand

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like One Night Stand, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like One Night Stand, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like One Night Stand, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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