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6. Once Upon A Time In America (1984)

Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Joe Pesci, Elizabeth McGovern

When we talk guns, we talk Sergio Leone.

Whether it's the original three-hour version, or the four-hour spectacular released on DVD, this is one film that absolutely refuses to age. A mammoth effort with six listed screenwriters, it was rewritten innumerable times.

And yet the result is so blissfully coherent. An aging Robert De Niro, waxing nostalgic on life gone by. A gritty, disturbing film, surprisingly violent considering when it was made.

An often overlooked masterpiece of the genre.

Tagline:

"As boys, they said they would die for each other. As men, they did."

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