Aimitagai vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Aimitagai). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Aimitagai is the older of the two (2024 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Aimitagai posterAimitagai2024 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
AimitagaiOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20242026
Length1h 45m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryJapanIreland
DirectorShogo KusanoDavid Gleeson
Main castTomorowo Taguchi, Jun Fubuki, Aoi Nakamura, Haru Kuroki, Naomi NishidaColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Aimitagai

Azusa and Kanami have been best friends since high school. After Kanami dies in an unexpected accident, Azusa despairs yet finds comfort in sending text messages to Kanami’s cellphone. Kanami’s parents wonder about Azusa’s identity, and upon visiting the orphanage that their dead daughter cared about, are moved by her good deeds.

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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