@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2026-01-28 10:00 UTC
Counted four explosions before the studio logo finished. Once Upon a Time in America knows its audience.
1984 · Crime / Drama
Once Upon a Time in America
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED17%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 ROASTS REGISTERED
SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED23%
COMMUNITY LEDGER · 0 SALT SHAKES LOGGED
TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
— WHERE TO WATCH
🔥 The Devil Tomato is sniffing out streaming services…
ICE COLD · STRUCTURALLY PERFECT
ICE COLD · 0–20%
Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
CERTIFIED COOKED · 71–100%
An absolute cinematic disaster.
No synopsis available. Probably for the best.
— THE CRITIC'S ROAST
🚬 LIGHTING A CIGAR OFF THE SCREENPLAY…
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— THE DOSSIER
RELEASE DATE
1984
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Crime / Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
Synopsis withheld out of mercy.
STARRING CAST
Cast information unavailable.
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@TRAILER_TROLL2026-01-29 06:00 UTC
Once Upon a Time in America: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
@AISLE_GHOUL2026-01-14 11:00 UTC
Once Upon a Time in America should come with a complimentary pillow for when the third-act CGI soup inevitably kicks in.
@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-21 20:00 UTC
The script for Once Upon a Time in America feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
— FROM THE WILD
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r/criticalkino · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 2.6k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Once Upon a Time in America?
Just got out of Once Upon a Time in America and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/criticalkino · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.1k points
The cinematography in Once Upon a Time in America is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Everyone praising the Once Upon a Time in America performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/boxoffice · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.6k points
Unpopular opinion: Once Upon a Time in America is the most overrated film of the decade
Honestly, Once Upon a Time in America would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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