Once
7.8
“How often do you find the right person?”
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.
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Cast
35 people
Glen Hansard
Guy
Known for
The Commitments
Cyrano
Markéta Irglová
Girl
Also in
The Simpsons
The Forward Journey
Hugh Walsh
Timmy Drummer
Gerard Hendrick
Lead Guitarist
Alaistair Foley
Bassist
Geoff Minogue
Eamon
Also in
Clean Break
The Tudors
Bill Hodnett
Guy's Dad
No other roles listed
Danuse Ktrestova
Girl's Mother
No other roles listed
Darren Healy
Heroin Addict
Known for
The Guard
Disco Pigs
Mal Whyte
Bill
Known for
Northanger Abbey
Marcella Plunkett
Ex Girlfriend
Known for
Dark Touch
Sing Street
Niall Cleary
Bob
Also in
In Love
John Carney Director · Glen Hansard Composer Markéta Irglová Composer
Worldwide gross $21M · Budget $160K · United States release May 16, 2007
Box office
Budget
$160,000
Worldwide gross
$20,710,513
Gross vs. budget
129.4×
Production
Samson Films
Production
Summit Entertainment
Production · Studio
RTÉ
Production
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Production
Ireland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Czech · English
Release dates
United States · January 20, 2007
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Ireland · March 23, 2007
Theatrical
United States · May 16, 2007
Limited theatrical
United States
June 15, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
August 30, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 25, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Estonia
February 15, 2008 · Theatrical
France
November 14, 2007 · Theatrical
Germany
January 17, 2008 · Theatrical
Greece
January 15, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
November 3, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Poland
March 28, 2008 · Theatrical
Portugal
February 14, 2008 · Theatrical
South Korea
September 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
October 31, 2007 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 10, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 19, 2007 · Theatrical
February 25, 2008 · Physical · DVD
February 16, 2009 · Physical · Blu-ray
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