Good One is a 2024 American drama film, written, directed, and produced by India Donaldson in her directorial debut.

It had its world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2024, and was released on August 9, 2024, by Metrograph Pictures.

It received critical acclaim and was named one of the top 10 independent films of 2024 by the National Board of Review.

Some time after they begin hiking, Matt realizes he had forgotten his sleeping bag in the car, and Chris makes fun of him for doing so.

In doing so, she criticizes her dad for dating a woman shortly after divorcing her mother, and having a newborn baby at this stage of his life.

Her father climbs into the passenger seat, makes eye contact with Sam, and, in the film's final shot, sets a rock on the dashboard.

The website's consensus reads: "A beautifully acted depiction of being caught between a rock and a hard place, Good One confronts difficult emotions and yields a striking feature debut for writer-director India Donaldson.

"[13][14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 87 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

[15] For The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney wrote that "Donaldson is careful not to make the men unsympathetic, but at the same time, Collias' body language and the telltale flickers across her expressive face suggest that Sam isn't entirely comfortable with her prescriptive gender role as the designated nurturer and caregiver — the good one, as the title indicates.

While it remains between the lines of the screenplay, there's significance in Sam's identity as a young queer woman ready to focus on her own relationship and future, not thrilled to be bolstering the fragile egos of two middle-aged men.

"[16] The film was ranked 8th on a list of the best movies of 2024 from The New York Times, with critic Alissa Wilkinson writing that Donaldson's "ear for dialogue and eye for detail open a whole world out on that mountain trail.

"[17] Directors Malcolm Washington and Gints Zilbalodis included Good One on their lists of their favorite movies of 2024 for Indiewire.