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Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

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Reviews Counted: 28

Fresh: 26

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8.5/10

Runtime: 3 hrs 49 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sergio Leone's epic film chronicles the lives and loves of a quintet of Jewish mobsters from New York. Beginning with their boyhood in the 1920's, the film covers the story from the point of view... Sergio Leone's epic film chronicles the lives and loves of a quintet of Jewish mobsters from New York. Beginning with their boyhood in the 1920's, the film covers the story from the point of view of the aging troupe's clever ringleader, Noodles. He recounts the tale of a life filled with brutality and violence. And clearly he's still got some plans up his sleeve... [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci

Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Jennifer Connelly

Director: Sergio Leone

Director: Sergio Leone
Composer: Ennio Morricone

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Dec 16, 2003

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12/27/07
Joe Lozito
Big Picture Big Sound

Sergio Leone's cut is wonderful! Avoid the butchered theatrical version unleashed in the U.S.--I actually walked out on that indecipherable mess.

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01/27/07
John A. Nesbit
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Hugely complex, achingly sad and splendidly gorgeous.

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07/22/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Pure cinematic bliss.

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06/04/06
Cole Smithey
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01/26/06
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06/14/05
Emanuel Levy
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Haunting, thematically complex.

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05/04/05
Nick Schager
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01/19/05
Daniel M. Kimmel
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11/12/04
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies

There are times when we don't understand exactly what is happening, but never a time when we don't feel confidence in the film's narrative.

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10/23/04
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A obviedade da meia hora final compromete o impacto do filme – que, ainda assim, impressiona por sua escala épica, por suas elegantes transições de tempo e ótimas atuações.

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03/14/04
Pablo Villaca
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10/21/03
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

I'm as big a fan of misogyny as the next guy, but how did this hateful and often tasteless Godfather ripoff become a classic?

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment 15 Comments
09/18/03
Christopher Null
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Visually stunning, rich in detail, and filled with outstanding performances.

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07/30/03
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A cinematic masterpiece.

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07/27/03
Diana Saenger
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Great scene follows great scene with inventive direction for almost four hours.

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07/16/03
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

As one would expect from Leone, the film is a brilliant stylistic accomplishment.

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07/16/03
Douglas Pratt
Hollywood Reporter
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The perfect swan song for Leone.

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06/12/03
Bill Chambers
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A lazily haullucinatory epic that means to encapsulate approximately 50 years of American social history into a single film.

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05/20/03
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