Adore vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Adore). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. Adore is the older of the two (2013 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Adore posterAdore2013 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
AdoreOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20132026
Length1h 40m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorAnne FontaineDavid Gleeson
Main castBen Mendelsohn, Robin Wright, Naomi Watts, Sophie Lowe, Xavier SamuelColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Adore

Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.

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.

Where to watch

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