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Once Upon a Time in the West

There were three men in her life. One to take her… one to love her —and one to kill her.

1968 · 2h 46m · PG-13 Drama, Western
Directed by Sergio Leone

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Overview

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

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96%
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Fresh

There is something touching and maniacal about the two-and-three-quarter- hour result.

Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
Fresh

'Once Upon a Time...' now looks like an over-cooked mess of style, metaphor and reference.

David Jenkins, Time Out
Fresh

Leone (1921-1989) is here at the peak of his epic powers.

Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Fresh

If only the first 10 minutes of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West still existed, this most hyperbolic of oat operas would still be acknowledged as one of the genre's greatest exhumations.

Chuck Stephens, Village Voice
Fresh

It is mostly fun for the way it cherishes movie styles and attitudes from the past.

Vincent Canby, New York Times

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