8.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Once (2007)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.5
Overview
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film focuses on apolitical themes of personal struggle, artistic expression, and human connection, offering a solution rooted in individual agency and collaboration rather than political or systemic change.
The film features a cast that is traditional for its setting and does not include explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative focuses on personal and artistic themes without critiquing traditional identities or centering on DEI themes.
Secondary
The film 'Once' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative centers exclusively on a heterosexual relationship and musical collaboration, resulting in no direct portrayal or engagement with queer identity.
The film "Once" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative centers on the musical collaboration and developing relationship between a male busker and a female immigrant, with no elements related to transgender identity or experiences present in the story.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The film "Once" is an original story with characters created specifically for this movie. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been altered.
Once is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or established canon characters whose race could have been altered. The characters' races are established within the film itself.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.8
7.4
Critic Ratings
9.7
9.0
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