Once

Name: Once
Director: John Carney
Released: 2007-01-20

2007 film directed by John Carney

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Released: January 20, 2007
, March 23, 2007
, January 17, 2008
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1.kinokalender.com/film6094_once.htmlRetrieved 2017-11-25
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Director: John Carney
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2.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-01
3.Stated in FilmAffinityRetrieved 2016-05-01
4.bbfc.co.uk/releases/once-filmRetrieved 2016-05-01
5.stopklatka.pl/film/onceRetrieved 2016-05-01
6.Stated in europeanfilmawards.euRetrieved 2022-06-27
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Screenwriter: John Carney
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1.Stated in europeanfilmawards.euRetrieved 2022-06-27
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Cast: Glen Hansard
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1.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-01
2.Stated in FilmAffinityRetrieved 2016-05-01
3.bbfc.co.uk/releases/once-filmRetrieved 2016-05-01
4.stopklatka.pl/film/onceRetrieved 2016-05-01
5.imdb.com/title/tt0907657/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-01
6.Stated in MetacriticRetrieved 2016-05-01
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, Markéta Irglová
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1.Stated in AlloCinéRetrieved 2016-05-01
2.bbfc.co.uk/releases/once-filmRetrieved 2016-05-01
3.stopklatka.pl/film/onceRetrieved 2016-05-01
4.imdb.com/title/tt0907657/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-05-01
5.Stated in MetacriticRetrieved 2016-05-01
6.Stated in europeanfilmawards.euRetrieved 2022-06-27
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Runtime: 86 min
Genre: musical film
Country of origin: Ireland
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Original language: English
, Czech

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Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney. The film stars Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová as two struggling musicians in Dublin, Ireland. Hansard and Irglová had previously performed music as the Swell Season, and composed and performed the film's original songs.

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Narrative location: Dublin
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Title: Once
Filmiroda rating: Category II rating certificate id: F/7145/J
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Color: color
FSK film rating: FSK 0
JMK film rating: free for all ages
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Derivative work: Once
Medierådet rating: Suitable for a general audience
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Participant in: 20th European Film Awards
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1.europeanfilmacademy.org/2007.123.0.htmlRetrieved 2020-03-21
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Distribution format: video on demand
Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only · nature of statement: disputed
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reverse Mako Mori test assessment outcome: passes
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Mako Mori test assessment outcome: passes
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Review score: 7.8/10(April 1, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 125,000 global user rating
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90/100(February 26, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 33 critic review
97%(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 159 critic review
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8.3/10(October 5, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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Main subject: musician
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human bonding
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falling in love
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Director of photography: Tim Fleming
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Soundtrack release: Once – Music from the Motion Picture
Kijkwijzer rating: AL content descriptor: Coarse language
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EIRIN film rating: G rating certificate id: S-4552
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RARS rating: 18+
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