21 Positions vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for 21 Positions). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. 21 Positions is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| 21 Positions | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 37m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Néstor Ruiz Medina | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | María Lázaro, Fernando Barona, Mario Fernández Alonso | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
21 Positions
21 key moments in the life of a couple in 21 sequence shots filmed in 16 mm, shot entirely in Andalucia: this is the premise of the feature debut of Néstor Ruiz Medina, Goya nominee for his short film Baraka. María and Fer live an intense and complicit love, in an idyllic setting by the coast of Cádiz: a house with land, a vegetable garden with chickens, a rich social life, and time to spend with each other. Since money does matter in life, all…
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Earl Clancy, a cinema owner on the edge, battles a series of disasters while juggling personal turmoil and the chaos of a packed Friday night crowd. Told in real time over the course of the movie playing in the cinema.
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