Overview
A nostalgic journey through a transformative era in Hollywood, where dreams and reality collide.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- nostalgic
- witty
- irreverent
- movie night
- film history viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Tarantino’s richly realized period filmmaking, comic set pieces, and the chemistry between Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, while noting its leisurely sprawl and reliance on Hollywood nostalgia.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The 1969 Los Angeles story incorporates real figures and the Manson Family while deliberately redirecting the historical outcome.
Rick Dalton’s television career, Cliff Booth’s stunt work, and the film’s period production details turn Hollywood memory into the central imaginative subject.
Rick Dalton and Cliff Booth depend on one another emotionally and professionally as Rick struggles with career decline.
The film recreates Los Angeles in 1969 through television production, Spahn Ranch, celebrity culture, and the changing studio system.
Films like Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, and why
Inglourious Basterds
shared alternate history, revisionist crime narrative, stylized violence, and darkly comic tone
The Artist
shared nostalgic engagement with filmmaking, celebrity culture, and an elegiac Hollywood atmosphere
The Player
shared sprawling ensemble structure, Los Angeles setting, black comedy, and intersecting celebrity storylines
L.A. Confidential
shared period Hollywood milieu, crime undercurrents, and morally volatile characters
Movie Details
- Director
- Quentin Tarantino
- Release Date
- 2019-07-24
- Runtime
- 162 min
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 (15313)
Cast
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Brad Pitt
- Margot Robbie
- Emile Hirsch
- Margaret Qualley
- Timothy Olyphant
- Julia Butters
- Austin Butler
- Dakota Fanning
- Bruce Dern
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Plex
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood about?
- A fading television actor and his stuntman friend navigate 1969 Hollywood in a nostalgic, darkly comic fairy tale where history bends toward redemption.
- What is Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood as graphic.
- What did critics think of Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood?
- Critics broadly praised Tarantino’s richly realized period filmmaking, comic set pieces, and the chemistry between Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt, while noting its leisurely sprawl and reliance on Hollywood nostalgia.
- Which films are like Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood?
- Films with a similar feel include Inglourious Basterds, The Artist, The Player, and L.A. Confidential.
- How long is Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood?
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood runs 162 minutes.
- Where can I watch Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood?
- In United States, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood streams on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
