One Night Stand

One Night Stand

1997 · 102 min · EN · R · 5.6 (98 votes)
Dir. Mike Figgis · Starring Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan, Ming-Na Wen, Robert Downey Jr., Marcus T. Paulk · Music Mike Figgis

Sometimes an entire life can change in just one night.

Drama

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.

VIBE

A quiet, contemplative drama that explores the weight of choices and the fragility of life. It feels like a hushed conversation about regret and the lingering consequences of a single night, set against a backdrop of late-90s ennui.

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