Once Upon a Time

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"Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events.

Once Upon a Time may also refer to:

Film

  • Donkey Skin (film), a 1970 French film also known in English as Once Upon a Time or The Magic Donkey
  • Once Upon a Time (1918 film), a British silent romance directed by Thomas Bentley
  • Once Upon a Time (1933 film), a French drama film
  • Once Upon a Time (1944 film), an American fantasy starring Cary Grant
  • Once Upon a Time (1973 film), a West German animated musical written and directed by Roberto Gavioli and Rolf Kauka
  • Once Upon a Time (1995 film), a Thai drama
  • Once Upon a Time (2008 film), a South Korean heist comedy
  • Once Upon a Time (2013 film), an Indian Malayalam animated film directed by Binu Sasidharan
  • Once Upon a Time (2017 Chinese film), a Chinese romantic drama
  • Once Upon a Time (2017 Russian film), a Russian comedy-drama film
  • Windaria, a 1986 Japanese anime film also known in English as Once Upon a Time or Legend of Fabulous Battle Windaria

Television

Literature

  • Once Upon a Time (Fabbri Publishing), a collection of audio Fairy Tales published by Fabbri
  • Once Upon a Time (novel series), a series of novels by Simon Pulse
  • Once Upon a Time (poem), a poem by Nigerian writer Gabriel Okara

Music

Albums

  • Once Upon a Time (The Lettermen album), 1962
  • Once Upon a Time (Earl Hines album), 1966
  • Once Upon a Time (The Kingston Trio album), 1969
  • Once Upon a Time (Donna Summer album), 1977
  • Once Upon a Time: The Singles, a 1981 album by Siouxsie and the Banshees
  • Once Upon a Time (Simple Minds album), 1985
  • Once Upon a Time (Marty Stuart album), 1992
  • Once Upon a Time (Liverpool Express album), 2003
  • Once Upon a Time (Dreadzone album), 2005
  • Once Upon a Time (S.H.E album), 2005
  • Once Upon a Time (Tiwa Savage album), 2013
  • Once Upon a Time, a 2001 album by Claudia Christian

EPs

  • Once Upon a Time (EP), a 2019 EP by Lovelyz
  • Once Upon a Time, a 1993 EP by Jadis
  • Once Upon a Time, a 2000 EP by Kahimi Karie
  • Once Upon a Time, a 2021 EP by Chika

Songs

  • "Once Upon a Time", List of songs written by Cole Porter
  • "Once Upon a Time" (Air song), from the 2007 album Pocket Symphony
  • "Once Upon a Time" (Charles Strouse and Lee Adams song), from the 1962 musical All American
  • "Once Upon a Time", by Donna Summer from the 1977 album Once Upon a Time
  • "Once Upon a Time", by Kamelot from their 2010 album Poetry for the Poisoned
  • "Once Upon a Time" (Jimmy Johnson song) recorded by Rochell & the Candles
  • "Once Upon a Time" (Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells song), from the 1964 duet album Together
  • "Once Upon a Time" (The Pogues song), from the 1993 album Waiting for Herb
  • "Once Upon a Time", by Simple Minds from the 1985 Once Upon a Time album
  • "Once Upon a Time", by the Smashing Pumpkins from the 1998 album Adore
  • "Once Upon a Time", by Toby Fox from the soundtrack of the 2015 video game Undertale
  • "Once Upon a Time", by the Vels from the 1986 album House of Miracles

Other uses

  • Once Upon a Time (Disney parks), a U.S.–Japan video projection show
  • Once Upon a Time (Devon theme park), a former attraction in England, UK
  • Once Upon a Time (game), a family, storytelling-themed card game
  • "Once Upon a Time", a painting series by Johannes Heisig
  • "Once Upon a Time", the signature phrase of the eccentric Australian businessman and philanthropist W.A. Crowle, who used it as the name of one of his residences and a halfway house that he established in Sydney

See also

Topics referred to by the same term
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