A Son vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for A Son). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

A Son posterA Son2026 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
A SonOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20262026
Length1h 35m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountrySpainIreland
DirectorNacho La CasaDavid Gleeson
Main castHugo Silva, Macarena García, Jesús Carroza, Adelfa Calvo, Daniel ManteroColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

A Son

Maria, an inexperienced school psychologist, senses that behind the apparent happiness of an eight-year-old boy, who has just arrived at the school, lies a secret, the consequences of which are unpredictable. If she is to find out, she will have to decipher what Guille’s mind translates into drawings, as well as overcoming his father’s intransigence.

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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