Once Upon a Time in America

1984 | 3h 49min | 8.4

Crime, passion and lust for power.

Once Upon a Time in America
8.4
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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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Once Upon a Time in America

1984 | 3h 49min
Crime | Drama
★ 8.4
MOVIEVIA.COM
PACING
3.4
Slow Fast
COMPLEXITY
7.7
Casual Mind-Bending
ATMOSPHERE
9.8
Light Dark
VISUALS
5.2
Raw / Indie Epic / CGI
AGGRESSIVE • BASED ON NOVEL OR BOOK • BROOKLYN BRIDGE

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