Once Upon a Time in America
Crime, passion and lust for power.
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
- Director
- Sergio Leone
- Signature
- Craft · Drama · Tension
- Worldwide
- $6M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How Once Upon a Time in America actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
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Story overview
What It's About
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A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
Once Upon a Time in America appears in 6 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Top 100 Crime Movies Ranked #15
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- Crime Movies Ranked #16
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- Best Philosophical Movies Ranked #40
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- Movies With Incredible Endings Ranked #45
Placed at #45 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Drama Movies Ranked #48
Placed at #48 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Top 250 Movies of All Time Ranked #67
Placed at #67 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The record
Awards
1 win
Silver nugget for the best foreign film
1 win
- WinnerSilver nugget for the best foreign film
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Once Upon a Time in America returned 0.2× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $30M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $6M
- Release date
- May 23, 1984
- Runtime
- 3h 49m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, French
- Country
- Italy, United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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