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Once Upon a Time

Directed by Zhao Xiaoding & Anthony LaMolinara · 2017 ·

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Answer Summary: Is Once Upon a Time worth watching?

Once Upon a Time (2017) earns a 69% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

Quick Verdict: What is the Celluloid Score for Once Upon a Time?

Averaged from five public sources (critic, audience, Metascore, Letterboxd, IMDb). See how we calculate scores.

69%
Celluloid Score Recommended

Five-source breakdown

71% Critic Score
75% Audience
62 Metascore
★★★½☆ Letterboxd 3.5
6.9 IMDb /10
Runtime
1h 48m
Cast
Yang Yang , Liu Yifei , Luo Jin , Kevin Yan , Li Chun , Gu Xuan , Zhang Yaqin , Huang Xiaoge , Chen Peisi , Heming Zhang

Where to watch

Not confirmed on any major streaming platform yet — check local listings.

Why this score?

  • Majority of critics rated it fresh (71%).
  • General viewers mostly liked it (75%).
  • Metascore is generally favorable (62/100).
  • Celluloid Score 69% averages all five public rating sources — our own composite, not a third-party trademark score.

Best for

  • Short runtime — easy weeknight watch

Not ideal for

  • Viewers who only watch top-tier, 90%+ rated films

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Is Once Upon a Time worth watching?

Yes — Once Upon a Time earns a 69% Celluloid Score. Recommended — recommended by most critics and audiences.

Critics Consensus

Once Upon a Time — a major Yang Yang film credit for Celluloid Stars filmography.

Celluloid Critics Consensus

Critics and audiences are closely aligned on this one.

What is Once Upon a Time about?

Bai Qian, a goddess and monarch from the Heavenly Realms, is sent to the mortal world to undergo a trial to become a High Goddess. There, she meets Ye Hua, with whom she falls in love and marries. When an old enemy reappears in her life, everything she holds dear is threatened.

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