FAME READS / SCREEN NOTES
Once Upon a Time in America
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Scores
- IMDb8.3/10as of 2026-02-21
- Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer86%as of 2026-01-15
- Rotten Tomatoes average8.5/10as of 2021-10-05
- Metacritic75/100as of 2026-01-15
What it is
Once Upon a Time in America is a 1984 epic crime film based on Harry Grey's semi-autobiographical 1952 novel The Hoods. Directed by Sergio Leone from a screenplay he co-wrote with Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli and Franco Ferrini, the film stars Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld and Treat Williams.
At a glance
- Genres
- Crime / Drama / History / Thriller / Action / Documentary / Adventure / Western
- Original language
- Italian
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