Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

Synopsis

In the 1930s, three thugs search for a man named "Noodles". Noodles is drugging himself in an opium den with a newspaper next to him featuring the deaths of bootleggers Patrick Goldberg, Philip Stein and Maximilian Bercovicz. He recalls the police removing their corpses, one burnt beyond recognition. Noodles evades capture and leaves the city.

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Box office

$5.5 million

Budget

$30 million

IMDb votes

413,843

Where to watch Once Upon a Time in America in Canada

Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.