Once Around

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Once Around

R,

1991,

1h 54m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Romance

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68%

19 Reviews

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73%

2,500+ Ratings

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68%

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19 Reviews

73%

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2,500+ Ratings

Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) has no career prospects, her fiancé just broke up with her, and she still lives with her parents, although she is in her 30s. Desperate for direction in life, she attends a seminar on real estate sales. There she meets the brash, successful and arrogant salesman Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss). The two marry, but the brash quality that attracted her to Sam is off-putting to her family, particularly with her strong-willed father, Joe (Danny Aiello).

David Ansen

Newsweek

Feb 6, 2018

This is both recommendation and warning: Once Around is easy to take but hard to swallow.

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Trevor Johnston

Time Out

Jan 26, 2006

This rather overbearing romantic comedy is by no means a disaster.

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Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

May 12, 2001

2.5/4

Ethnic romances from Abie's Irish Rose to Moonstruck have traveled similar ground, but few have handled the role of family in a marriage more poignantly than Once Around.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jan 4, 2023

Those who don't have patience for Once Around... will find it irritating, even hateful. [Full review in Spanish]

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Felix Vasquez Jr.

Film Threat

Jul 13, 2007

2/5

Dreyfuss and Hunter can't save what is a sappy and grating melodrama.

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Jul 5, 2007

8/10

A wonderfully charming, true-to-life comedy-drama that was one of 1991's best and most overlooked films.

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Lasse Hallström

Director

Richard Dreyfuss

Sam Sharpe

Holly Hunter

Renata Bella

Danny Aiello

Joe Bella

Laura San Giacomo

Jan Bella

Gena Rowlands

Marilyn Bella

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Synopsis

Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) has no career prospects, her fiancé just broke up with her, and she still lives with her parents, although she is in her 30s. Desperate for direction in life, she attends a seminar on real estate sales. There she meets the brash, successful and arrogant salesman Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss). The two marry, but the brash quality that attracted her to Sam is off-putting to her family, particularly with her strong-willed father, Joe (Danny Aiello).

Director: Lasse Hallström
Producer: Griffin Dunne, Amy Robinson
Screenwriter: Malia Scotch Marmo
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Co: Universal Pictures, Dreyfuss / James Productions, Cinecom Entertainment Group
Rating: R
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 18, 1991, Original
Release Date (DVD): Dec 28, 2004
Box Office (Gross USA): $14.3M
Runtime: 1h 54m
Sound Mix: Surround

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