Once Around

Once Around (1991) is an American family drama from director Lasse Hallström you can watch online on iFILM. Renata Bella is the one member of a close Italian-American household who can't seem to get anything right — until a real estate seminar drops Sam Sharpe into her life.

Sam is older, loud, and impossible to ignore: champagne toasts at midnight, expensive gifts, opinions nobody asked for. Her father Joe (Danny Aiello) takes an immediate dislike to him. Holly Hunter plays Renata with the weight of someone who knows she's been swept somewhere she can't fully control. Richard Dreyfuss makes Sam genuinely charming rather than just obnoxious — which is exactly what gives the film its tension.

Hallström made this before The Cider House Rules and What's Eating Gilbert Grape, and it shows a rougher, more honest edge. Gena Rowlands rounds out a cast worth watching on its own. Stream Once Around (1991) on iFILM.