Content breakdown
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Not recommended
# Once Upon a Time in America - Parent Guide
This R-rated crime drama contains strong violence, profanity, and moderate sexual content throughout its nearly four-hour runtime. It's a complex, adult-oriented film about organized crime and regret that requires emotional maturity to understand. Not appropriate for children or young teens.
Synopsis
A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
Cast
Robert De Niro
David 'Noodles' Aaronson
James Woods
Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz
Elizabeth McGovern
Deborah Gelly
Treat Williams
James Conway O'Donnell
Age suitability
Ages 9–12
Not recommended
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Ratings based on MPAA/TV classification and TMDB metadata. Updated March 2026.
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