Once fingerprintBig heart, immersive world, calm.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
Standout score
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Once is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply romantic and melancholic
Emotionally, it's deeply romantic, melancholic, and wholesome.
Everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in. Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout performances, direction, and dialogue
The performances, direction, and dialogue stand out.
Standout score
Look and sound: the score stand out.
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Once is included with a subscription to BroadwayHD in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 87/100 (IMDb 7.8, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, and Metacritic 90). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States.
1 h 25 min
Once runs 1 h 25 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Once higher (94) than audiences (83). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $160,000 to make and earned $21 million worldwide, 129.4 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Czech. Produced in Ireland, United States.
+46GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Once in 60 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 37 storytelling tropes for Once, including Straight Gay, No Name Given, Tactful Translation.
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