Once

Once

2006

In this charming contemporary musical helmed by John Carney, a street musician (Glen Hansard) in Dublin, Ireland, strikes up a friendship with a migrant street hawker (Markéta Irglová). Over the course of a busy week, they compose, rehearse and record a series of songs that mirror the duo's burgeoning romance -- and help the young busker release his musical passions. The actors wrote the tunes they perform in this film that was recognized at Sundance 2007.

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JBscale
92
Superior

Film Detail

Genre
Drama - Music
Length
1 hr. 26 mins.
US Theatrical Release
March 23, 2007
US Box Office
$9,437,933 (#4489 of 7435)
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
R
Restricted
Language

Collection Detail

Edition
Single Disc & Digital
Resolution | Digital Platform
iTunes
Aspect Ratio
WS 1.85:1
Audio
English: DS 2.0
English: DTS-HD Master 2.0
Spanish (Dubbed): DS 2.0
Studio
20th Century Fox
Released
April 1, 2014
Acquired Date
July 12, 2015
Times Seen
2 Times
Last Watched
February 9, 2008

Actors

Glen Hansard
Glen Hansard
Markéta Irglová
Markéta Irglová
Hugh Walsh
Hugh Walsh
Gerard Hendrick
Gerard Hendrick
Alaistair Foley
Alaistair Foley
Geoff Minogue
Geoff Minogue
Bill Hodnett
Bill Hodnett
Danuse Ktrestova
Danuse Ktrestova
Darren Healy
Darren Healy
Mal Whyte
Mal Whyte
Marcella Plunkett
Marcella Plunkett
Niall Cleary
Niall Cleary

Directors

John Carney
John Carney

Producers

Martina Niland
Martina Niland

Writers

John Carney
John Carney

Awards & Accolades

  • 2007 Oscar : Music (Original Song) - "Falling Slowly"
  • 2008 IMDB Top 250: Film - Rank: #228

Special Features

Commentaries
  • Writer/Director John Carney and Actors/Musicians Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Featurettes
  • Making a Modern Day Musical
  • More Guy, More Girl
Other
  • English, French & Spanish Subtitles
  • Audio Commentary
  • Featurettes

Other Recommendations

User Reviews

  • Great music film with one of the best soundtracks to a movie in the past decade.

    1.28.2008 by biglummox (9/10)

Ratings

JB Users
90
Superior
RT Fresh Certified
97%
Tomatometer
159 votes
RT Fresh Certified
91%
Popcornmeter
18,305 votes
METASCORE
90
33 votes
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
122,714 votes

Additional Info

  1. IMDb
  2. Official Website
  3. Kids-in-Mind
  4. Common Sense Media