Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)
In this town, it can all change… Like that.
Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. Dalton is the neighbor of the young and promising actress and model Sharon Tate, who has just married the prestigious Polish director Roman Polanski…
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 24 July 2019 |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Thriller |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Starring | Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie |
| Runtime | 162 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 85% · Metacritic 84/100 · TMDB users 7.4/10 |
| Budget | $93 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Tarantino’s 2019 film treats 1969 Los Angeles as a place where the ground is quietly shifting. Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and his stuntman best friend try to survive in a constantly changing movie industry. The tone balances dry humor with a sense of impending change. At 162 minutes, the runtime is long, but the pacing keeps the nostalgia from turning sweet. It is a love letter to a specific era, told with a wink.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes reports an 85% approval rating as of November 2022. Metacritic assigns it 84 out of 100 as of June 2025, a score that signals universal acclaim. The consensus is that the film is thrillingly unrestrained yet solidly crafted. Peter Bradshaw of The Guardian called it a dazzling LA redemption song. Richard Brody of The New Yorker, however, saw an obscenely regressive vision of the sixties.
How it did with audiences
It cost $93 million and took in $409.4 million worldwide. That puts it comfortably past the $250 million break-even mark, though some estimated it needed $400 million to turn a true profit. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10. Audiences showed up in force, with 47% citing the director as their main reason for buying a ticket. The math works out, even if the studio’s accountants may still be doing double checks.
What came next for the cast
DiCaprio moved from Inception and Django Unchained to Don't Look Up, Killers of the Flower Moon, and One Battle After Another. Pitt shifted from Fight Club and Inglourious Basterds to Bullet Train, F1, and The Lost City. Robbie stepped from The Wolf of Wall Street and Suicide Squad into Birds of Prey, The Suicide Squad, and Barbie. Hirsch went from Into the Wild and The Autopsy of Jane Doe to Force of Nature, Midnight in the Switchgrass, and The Comeback Trail. The sequence of credits lists what followed, but it does not prove this specific title caused the trajectory. Some paths are just long.
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Sources
- Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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