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1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
PG-13 | 166 min | Western
A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, Jason Robards
Votes: 349,160 | Gross: $5.32M
2. C'era una volta questo pazzo, pazzo, pazzo West (1973)
85 min | Comedy, Romance, Western
Director: Vincenzo Matassi | Stars: Vincent Scott, Gordon Mitchell, Benito Pacifico, Luciano Conti
Votes: 46
3. Once Upon a Time in Vu Dai Village (1982)
89 min | Drama
Director: Van Khoa Pham | Stars: Huu Muoi Nguyen, Hien Thanh, Lan Kim, Cuong Bui
Votes: 61
4. Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
R | 229 min | Crime, Drama
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Treat Williams
Votes: 377,838 | Gross: $5.32M
5. Once Upon a Time in China (1991)
R | 134 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Legendary martial arts hero Wong Fei-Hung fights against foreign forces' plundering of China. When Aunt Yee arrives back from America, Wong Fei-Hung assumes the role of her protector.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Biao Yuen, Jacky Cheung
Votes: 19,898
6. Once Upon a Time in China II (1992)
R | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Arriving by train in Guangzhou, 1895, the trio fight off White Lotus followers, who want to kill all foreigners and the cute, European dressed 13th Aunt. It's not kung fu master Dr. Wong's (Jet Li) last fight.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, David Chiang
Votes: 10,636
7. Once Upon a Time in China III (1992)
R | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Biography
Master Wong and his disciples enroll in the 'Dancing Lion Competition' to stop an assassination plot and to battle an arrogant, deceitful opponent.
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, Xin Xin Xiong
Votes: 7,673 | Gross: $3.56M
8. Once Upon a Time in China IV (1993)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action
Wong Fei Hung must deal with both foreign threats and the nationalist Red Lantern Society in this continuation of the popular kung fu series.
Director: Bun Yuen | Stars: Wenzhuo Zhao, Jean Wang, Siu Chung Mok, Xin Xin Xiong
Votes: 1,376
9. Once Upon a Time in Manila (1994)
Action, Comedy
Vic Sotto plays a barangay tanod who always seems to have a knack for saving the local folks from dangerous situations, just in the nick of time. Cynthia Luster is Lt. Cynthia Wang, is a ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Y. Reyes | Stars: Vic Sotto, Yukari Ôshima, Gloria Sevilla, Val Sotto
Votes: 17
10. Once Upon a Time in China V (1994)
Not Rated | 101 min | Action, Drama
Brand new epic adventure set during a tumultuous time in China, when left without a leader, the cavalry is attacked by the powerful allies and pirate bands. A martial arts master, Wong ... See full summary »
Director: Hark Tsui | Stars: Wenzhuo Zhao, Rosamund Kwan, Siu Chung Mok, Kent Cheng
Votes: 1,222
11. Kanya Ya Ma Kan, Beyrouth (1995)
104 min | Drama
Two young girls of the war generation, Yasmin and Leila, are in search of Beirut. When they meet an elderly film enthusiast with a secret store of Lebanese films, they persuade him to ... See full summary »
Director: Jocelyne Saab | Stars: Emile Accar, Pierre Chamassian, Abou El Abed, Khaled El Sayed
Votes: 57
12. Once Upon a Time in China and America (1997)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Adventure, History
Following an ambush in his visit to America, Wong Fei-hung becomes separated from his fellow travelers and suffers memory loss.
Director: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung | Stars: Jet Li, Rosamund Kwan, Xin Xin Xiong, Kwok-Pong Chan
Votes: 4,302
13. Shanghai jishi (1998)
90 min | Drama
Director: Xiaolian Peng | Stars: Zhaoan Dai, Ya'nan Wang, Li Wei, Quan Yuan
14. Once Upon a Time in Tehran (1999)
90 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
The second feature film to be edited using footage from Hatami's miniseries Hezar Dastan.
Director: Ali Hatami | Stars: Jamshid Mashayekhi, Ezzatolah Entezami, Davoud Rashidi, Mohamad Ali Keshavarz
Votes: 166
15. Tra due mondi (2001)
88 min | Drama
Director: Fabio Conversi | Stars: Stéphane Freiss, Michele Placido, Lorenzo Crespi, Bianca Guaccero
Votes: 34
16. Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)
PG | 224 min | Drama, Musical, Sport
The people of a small village in Victorian India stake their future on a game of cricket against their ruthless British rulers.
Director: Ashutosh Gowariker | Stars: Aamir Khan, Raghubir Yadav, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Votes: 120,698 | Gross: $0.91M
17. Once Upon a Time in the Midlands (2002)
R | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After seeing his ex-girlfriend (Henderson) turn down a nationally televised marriage proposal, a small-time crook (Carlyle) returns to his hometown to try and win back her heart.
Director: Shane Meadows | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke, Vanessa Feltz
Votes: 4,727 | Gross: $0.17M
18. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
R | 102 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
Hitman "El Mariachi" becomes involved in international espionage involving a psychotic CIA agent and a corrupt Mexican general.
Director: Robert Rodriguez | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Johnny Depp, Willem Dafoe
Votes: 169,762 | Gross: $56.36M
19. Hwangsanbul (2003)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy
The leaders of Baekje, Silla, Tang China and Goguryeo meet to discuss why the southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China.
Director: Lee Joon-ik | Stars: Park Joong-hoon, Jung Jin-young, Ji-myeong Oh, Kim Seon-a
Votes: 304
20. Once Upon a Time in Ottawa (2003)
48 min | Comedy
Having the whole mob after him for not being able to pay his debts on time, Raoul, a screenwriter who has never sold any of his scripts, plans the murder of his cousin Karen in one of his ... See full summary »
Director: Marie Nicole Cormier | Stars: Amiel Beausoleil, Anna Beben, Robin Bowes, Mark Courneyea
21. Once Upon a Time in High School: The Spirit of Jeet Kune Do (2004)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Drama, History
By "Fist of Fury", Kim Hyun-Soo (Sang-Woo Kwone) addicted to Bruce Lee. Year 1978. Hyun-Soo moved to KangNam, Seoul. Hyun-Soo transferred to JungMoon High, Maljuk Street, Kangnam, Seoul. He... See full summary »
Director: Ha Yoo | Stars: Kwon Sang-woo, Lee Jung-Jin, Han Ga-in, Park Hyo-joon
Votes: 2,764
22. Once Upon a Time in the Hood (2004)
94 min | Action
In the gang infested neighborhoods nearby Chicago's Little Village, Raul follows in the footsteps of his older brother Freddy. Raul's destiny as a member of the Latin Crowns street gang ... See full summary »
Director: Juan Frausto | Stars: Eric Avilés, Aimee Bravo, Carmen Cenko, Ivan Chaparro
Votes: 123
23. Once Upon a Time in New York (2004)
100 min | Comedy
Director: Craig Parten | Stars: Cory Poccia, Anne Marie Stefani, Craig Parten, James Erickson
Votes: 23
24. Once Upon a Time (2008)
110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Set during the final days of the Japanese occupation of Korea, an adventurer and a jazz singer team up to steal a priceless diamond.
Director: Yong-ki Jeong | Stars: Lee Bo-young, Sung Dong-il, Kim Eung-soo, Jo Hie-bong
Votes: 330
25. Once Upon a Time in the Provinces (2008)
100 min | Drama
Sex, alcohol and violence define the people of a city in defeat in this downbeat drama from writer and director Katya Shagalova. As a teenager, Nastia (Yulia Peresild) was the star of a ... See full summary »
Director: Ekaterina Shagalova | Stars: Yuliya Peresild, Elvira Bolgova, Aleksandr Golubev, Nataliya Soldatova
Votes: 149
26. Once Upon a Time in Seoul (2008)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, War
(Korean with English subtitles) 1953, the Korean war has ended. Most of the country is war-torn and in shambles. Two young boys living in a refugee camp are doing their best living in these... See full summary »
Director: Hyeong-jun Bae | Stars: Wan Lee, Song Chang-ui, Greena Park, Lee Ki-young
Votes: 199
27. Once Upon a Time in Rio (2008)
85 min | Comedy
In São Paulo, the lawyer, Thales, has been married to a wealthy and spoiled Renata for ten years. Her father, Augusto, is a powerful and amoral businessman who gave an excellent job ... See full summary »
Director: Cláudio Torres | Stars: Mariana Ximenes, Marcos Palmeira, Otávio Müller, Maria Luísa Mendonça
Votes: 154
28. Once Upon a Time in Dublin (2009)
97 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The violent story of Jay and Jonnie Linski, two Polish-Irish brothers who try to come to terms with the brutal murder of their youngest sibling, Danny. The story follows the terrible ... See full summary »
Director: Jason Figgis | Stars: Emmett J Scanlan, Eoin Macken, Bill Fellows, Karl Hayden
Votes: 56
29. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010)
Not Rated | 134 min | Action, Crime, Drama
As a smuggler rises to power in in 1970s Mumbai, a younger gangster seeks to overthrow him and a police officer is caught in the middle.
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Ajay Devgn, Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Prachi Desai
Votes: 18,686
30. Once Upon a Time in Tibet (2010)
97 min | Drama, Romance
Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945), the US army brings supplies to China by flying over the Himalayas. A love story then ensues between an American pilot and a Tibetan girl who saved his life when his airplane crashed.
Director: Wei Dai | Stars: Joshua Hannum, Peter Ho, Jia Song, Tino Bao
Votes: 109
31. Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011)
Not Rated | 157 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A group of men set out in search of a dead body in the Anatolian steppes.
Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan | Stars: Muhammet Uzuner, Yilmaz Erdogan, Taner Birsel, Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan
Votes: 50,310 | Gross: $0.14M
32. Once Upon a Time in the North (2012)
128 min | Drama, History
On the West Coast on Finland in nineteenth-century Ostrobothnia. Esko is the leader of a local gang of troublemakers and an uneven battle ensues over the estate, honor a father's last wishes.
Director: Jukka-Pekka Siili | Stars: Lauri Tilkanen, Mikko Leppilampi, Pamela Tola, Aku Hirviniemi
Votes: 1,648
33. Once upon a Time Out in the West (2012)
107 min | Action, Drama, Western | Completed
In this western after a terrible massacre occurs in a small town, the whole town is on edge. Women are buying guns and learning how to shoot straight but only one brave family dares to get ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Blair
34. Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn (I) (2013)
R | 116 min | Action, Crime
After being released from prison, Bobby goes back to the mob connected streets. When forced to make a life altering decision the truth is revealed that he was too blind to see.
Director: Paul Borghese | Stars: Armand Assante, William DeMeo, Cathy Moriarty, Ice-T
Votes: 783
35. Once Upon a Time in Queens (2013)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
Recently released from prison, an ex-mafia boss tries not to fall into his old habits, but surviving outside of the mafia is harder than it seems.
Director: David Rodriguez | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, Renee Props, Andrea Nittoli
Votes: 539
36. Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai Dobara (2013)
Not Rated | 160 min | Action, Crime, Drama
After killing his mentor, a gangster comes into power to rule over Mumbai. In the process he falls for an aspiring actress, nevertheless he finds that his protege has fallen for her too which leads to enmity between them.
Director: Milan Luthria | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Imran Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Sonali Bendre
Votes: 7,615
37. Once Upon a Time in the Midwest (2013)
106 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A small town politician battles a corrupt mayor, with help from a dangerous inner-city criminal and his poker-playing sidekick.
Director: Matt Kowalski | Stars: Kristen Adams, Chars Bonin, Bandon Kelly Borg, Alex Cole
Votes: 9
38. Once Upon a Time in Shanghai (2014)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Crime
A laborer moves to Shanghai in the hope of becoming rich. But ends up using his kung fu skills to survive.
Director: Ching-Po Wong | Stars: Sammo Kam-Bo Hung, Andy On, Philip Ng, Luxia Jiang
Votes: 2,089
39. Once Upon a Time in Sahel (2014)
Drama
The escalating issue of human trafficking and migration of Africans to Southern Europe via the Sahara desert and the high seas of the Mediterranean and the Atlantic.
Director: Ishmeal Sarr | Stars: Modou Musa Ceesay, Roger Sambou, Aida Badjie, Austin James
40. Once Upon a Time in Ukraine: The Revolution (2015)
100 min | Drama, History, War
Feature film about Evromaidan. The shooting took place from the first day of the appearance of protesters at the square. The script of a full-length feature film 'Once in Ukraine' was ... See full summary »
Director: Igor Parfenov | Star: Ellen Slusarchi
Votes: 11
41. Once Upon a Time in Bihar (2015)
122 min | Thriller
This story is based on real incidents, set in the year 2003 - 2004 in ravenous terrains of Buxar District of Bihar.
Director: Nitin Chandra | Stars: Kranti Prakash Jha, Pankaj Jha, Ajay Kumar, Suranjeet Kumar
Votes: 216
42. Once Upon a Time in Amritsar (2016)
115 min | Drama
In Amritsar, two young men uncover a terrorist plot to bomb the Golden Temple.
Director: Harjit Singh Ricky | Stars: Dilpreet Dhillon, Gurjind Maan, Pawan Malhotra, Sonia Kour
Votes: 72
43. Once Upon a Time in Sichuan (2016)
59 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A national basketball match reunites best friends to face their haunting past in order to move on in life.
Director: Louis Z. Deng | Stars: Zheng Cao, Victor Chou, Louis Z. Deng, Jun Jin
44. Once Upon a Time in Ukraine: The War (2016)
Drama | Completed
An epic drama about events in Maidan and the war in Ukraine. Maidan's shooting bothers an ex-activist - his friend was killed. Looking for the guilty he was captured with his friend by ... See full summary »
Director: Igor Parfenov | Star: Ellen Slusarchi
45. Once Upon a Time in the Northeast (2017)
100 min | Action, Comedy
The film tells the story of several different characters in the Hongkong northeast of youth, with no interest in falling into the traps of the villain, and then use their wits to get out of problems.
Director: Dalei Guo | Stars: An Bai, Nailiang Jia, Shih-Chieh King, Xiaolu Li
Votes: 30
46. JUNOON: Once Upon A Time In Calcutta (2017)
136 min | Action
This a political thriller based on the life of a communist leader and a journalist Nandini.
Director: Kumaar Aadarsh | Stars: Kumaar Aadarsh, Alia Khan Dar, Naina Mondal, Hansee Parmar
47. Once Upon a Time in Venice (2017)
Not Rated | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A Los Angeles detective seeks out the ruthless gang that stole his dog.
Director: Mark Cullen | Stars: Bruce Willis, John Goodman, Jason Momoa, Emily Robinson
Votes: 20,962
49. Once Upon a Time in November (2017)
92 min | Drama
A mother and her adult son are evicted from their flat and struggle to find safe place in a homeless shelter.
Director: Andrzej Jakimowski | Stars: Agata Kulesza, Grzegorz Palkowski, Alin Szewczyk, Michal Borowy
Votes: 235
50. Once Upon a Time in Detroit (2017)
104 min | Drama
Defense Attorney Robert "Bobby" Johnson is on a hot streak. Having overcome his upbringing on the unforgiving streets of Detroit, Bobby is a winner. But every winner ruffles some feathers ... See full summary »
Director: Joe Blount | Stars: Howie Bell, Joe Blount, Gemini the Comedian, Krystal Conway
Votes: 22
51. Warriors of the Nation (2019)
99 min | Drama
After the Chino-Japanese War, the Army of the Rising Sun tries to gain control of the Guangdong province with a secret organization. Martial Arts Master Wong Fei-Hung and his students attempt to stop this attack.
Directors: Shujuan Liu, Wu Lixiao | Stars: Jianfeng Bao, QiaoQiao Jin, Zier Li, Xiaoying Song
Votes: 20
52. Once Upon a Time in London (2019)
111 min | Crime, History
In the 1930s, organized crime came to England. The Italian Sabinis and English White family in West End dominated the London underworld. Come WWII and Jack "Spot" took over and later Billy Hill.
Director: Simon Rumley | Stars: Terry Stone, Andy Beckwith, Josh Myers, Christopher Dunne
Votes: 8,343
53. Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
R | 161 min | Comedy, Drama
A faded television actor and his stunt double strive to achieve fame and success in the final years of Hollywood's Golden Age in 1969 Los Angeles.
Director: Quentin Tarantino | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Emile Hirsch
Votes: 848,271 | Gross: $142.50M
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