Aftershock vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Aftershock). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 15m. Aftershock is the older of the two (2010 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Aftershock posterAftershock2010 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
AftershockOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20102026
Length2h 15m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorFeng XiaogangDavid Gleeson
Main castJerry Lee, Zhang Jingchu, Chen Daoming, Lu Yi, Chen JinColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Aftershock

The epic story of a family separated as a result of the Great Tangshan Earthquake of 1976. Based on the Tangshan Earthquake in 1976 that took the lives of 240,000 people.

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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