Only is a 2019 American post-apocalyptic romance film, directed by Takashi Doscher and starring Freida Pinto and Leslie Odom Jr.^[1]

In the film, a couple, Will and Eva (played by Odom and Pinto), are forced to hide after ash from a comet containing a virus kills most of the women in the world.^[1][2] The film has a non-chronological structure, with scenes from earlier in the outbreak interspersed with the main storyline.^[3] The plot involves Will attempting to keep Eva safe from the government and bounty hunters, since women have become extremely valuable.^[1][3] It has been compared to the comic series Y: The Last Man.^[4]

• Freida Pinto as Eva
• Leslie Odom Jr. as Will
• Chandler Riggs as Casey
• Jayson Warner Smith as Arthur

The film premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival,^[1] and was released in cinemas on 6 March 2020.^[5] It was subsequently released on Netflix US on July 5, 2020, quickly skyrocketing into the top ten most watched films on the platform.^[6][7]

Only was Doscher's second film, after Still, which he directed in 2018.^[8] Before narrative film, Doscher co-directed the ESPN documentary, A Fighting Chance,^[9] starring Kyle Maynard.

The film received mixed reviews from critics, with a 40% score on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes (with 20 reviews in total).^[5] Critics have praised the film's "somber, reflective screenplay",^[3] and "warm, affectingly natural performances".^[10] However, a few others have also criticized the film for its non-linear structure and the portrayal of Will and Eva's relationship, which has been polarizing for some viewers.^[11] One critic has claimed the character of Will as misogynistic,^[4] while another praised the film for depicting "a love that is powerful and transcendent."^[12]