- Release Date: 2007
- Runtime: 85 min
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Music
- Starring: Glen Hansard, Markéta Irglová, Hugh Walsh, Gerard Hendrick ... see all
- Director: John Carney
- Plot: A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.
User Reviews
quite a nice movie.. heartwarming musical fun
Dec 16, 2008
tomkpersonalmail - yahoo.com
Dec 16, 2008tomkpersonalmail - yahoo.com
what a fun little enjoyoable movie.. great scenery really fun.. we had to run with the subtitles a lot of the time because of the whole irish language thing it was fun.. i recomend... Full review
best movie i've seen this year
Nov 16, 2008
flamingroxtheblondewhoshox - yahoo.com
Nov 16, 2008flamingroxtheblondewhoshox - yahoo.com
this movie is a gem-simply filmed with little-known actors, but it packs a huge wallop of emotions. it's hard to believe that such a small film could have such a huge impact on me, but it did. maybe it was the... Full review
What is everyone talking about?!? This was awful!
Oct 22, 2008
bud7 - yahoo.com
Oct 22, 2008bud7 - yahoo.com
Characters have little depth beyond the fact that one has an ex who screwed him over and the other is still married to a boring older man in her home country. Oh, and they like music. The other cast members are... Full review
charming
Oct 01, 2008
bigguy4121 - yahoo.com
Oct 01, 2008bigguy4121 - yahoo.com
A charming, simple, romantic film. I find this movie to be very touching and heartfelt. I watched this film over the summer, and I really enjoyed it. Give this movie a chance.... Full review
Once: Number of Times To See This Film...Ever
Jul 08, 2008
justlaugh93 - yahoo.com
Jul 08, 2008justlaugh93 - yahoo.com
To the actors who wrote their own music, I give a big "Bravo!". However, this film didn't deliver as much as I had expected. In a box office famine of good films, this did not break it. It was sort of... Full review
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!
Jul 06, 2008
yankee_fan2007 - yahoo.com
Jul 06, 2008yankee_fan2007 - yahoo.com
A brilliant mix of music, friendship, and drama. The music is amazing and the friendship is outstanding. A movie that will live on for not only movie go-ers but music lovers for generations to come.... Full review
A music lovers dream
Jun 17, 2008
siafiguresk8r - yahoo.com
Jun 17, 2008siafiguresk8r - yahoo.com
This story proves that there does not have to be a direct love story in a movie to make it lovely and romantic. For any music lover this is an ideal movie and if I might add a great soundtrack as... Full review
What the HECK???!!!
May 27, 2008
ronearl99 - yahoo.com
May 27, 2008ronearl99 - yahoo.com
I went to this movie because of the "A" grade it received from the critics and the "B+" from Yahoo user reviews! I have never seen such a pointless and annoying movie in my entire life. Critics and users raved about... Full review
RAW, AUTHENTIC AND MOVING!!!!!
May 07, 2008
rph19972 - yahoo.com
May 07, 2008rph19972 - yahoo.com
THERE ARE VERY FEW MOVIES THAT COME ALONG AND ARE ABLE TO MAKE YOU FEEL THE RAW HUMAN EMOTION THAT ONCE DOES. MADE IN A WAY THAT MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU ARE WATCHING A HOME MOVIE, BUT STILL ABLE... Full review
Best of 2007
Apr 28, 2008
aplugo - yahoo.com
Apr 28, 2008aplugo - yahoo.com
I spend a long time watching movies this past year and my wife and I had been working off of a list of "the best" of 2007(At least according to Entertainment Weekly.). The final movie on that list was Once. It... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Feb 07, 2009RopeofSilicon
It makes plenty of sense why they would choose the closing song from the film that has energized so many that have seen it as it is the obvious front-runner and why run the risk of the two songs hurting the other's chances due to people that can't decide between them. ... Full Review
| Nov 11, 2008Mr. Cranky Rates the Movies
The producers of "Once" apparently thought it would be appropriate, given the new gritty style of filmmaking, to star a bug-eyed, ginger bearded lunkhead (Glen Hansard), who sings like he has a toilet brush dipped in cayenne pepper jammed up his rear end. ... Full Review
| Oct 01, 2008WFAA-TV
Before he won an Oscar, Glen Hansard was just one more Irish rocker who couldn't get a break in the U.S. "I remember coming to Dallas a few years ago and it definitely wasn't a crowd like this," he said Monday night to several thousand cheering fans - most of whom discovered him in the 2007 film Once and had never heard of his long-running band, the Frames. ... Full Review
| Sep 07, 2008Urban Cinefile
It's by no means a grand film, but that's to its credit.
Hansard and Irglova are terrific together, both musically and cinematically, and the bitter sweet story gets its hooks into us well before the end.
... Full Review
| Mar 18, 2008iF Magazine
It's a great film, one of the best of last or any year and many years from now, people will be looking back at this film as the start of a brand new era of romantic films much like WHEN HARRY MET SALLY before it.
Discovered by audiences last summer, ONCE 's DVD release is certainly opening up a whole new audience to its special charms.
... Full Review
News
'Tis the Swell Season
bostonherald.com –
2009-11-01
Duo in talks for Fox 2000 dramedy 'House'
variety.com –
2009-10-27
"Once" helmer John Carney came aboard "Town House" in July 2007, but the writers strike later that year stalled the project. Now Zach Galifianakis and Amy Adams are reportedly in talks to star in the pic, produced by Ridley and... ... Full Article
I picked Once as 2007's best film. It is the sweet story of an Irish street musician and his muse. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova aren't give names. ... Full Article
Romance minus the schmaltz: 29 falling-in-love movies we actually believe in
avclub.com –
2009-02-08
Proof that the phrase "Let's make beautiful music together" is sometimes something other than a filthy, filthy euphemism, Once is the story of a street musician (The Frames' Glen Hansard) who meets a beautiful flower girl (then-unknown Markéta Irglová) who... ... Full Article
'Once' Stars Split
starpulse.com –
2009-02-05
ONCE STARS HANSARD AND IRGLOVA SPLIT
pr-inside.com –
2009-02-05
The Oscar-winning actor/songwriters who fell in love for real on the set of Irish independent movie ONCE have split. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova played a busker and an immigrant who bond over their love of music in the 2006... ... Full Article

lies, from "once" by glen hansard
ONCE: "When Your Mind's Made Up" Scene
Once (Glen Hansard live acoustic cover)
Falling Slowly (The Frames / Once / Glen Hansard Cover)

