Amrum 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 Amrum). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. Amrum is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Amrum posterAmrum2025 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
AmrumOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252026
Length1h 33m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryGermanyIreland
DirectorFatih AkinDavid Gleeson
Main castDiane Kruger, Matthias Schweighöfer, Steffen Wink, Detlev Buck, Max HoppColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Amrum

On Amrum Island in spring 1945, twelve-year-old Nanning hunts seals, fishes at night, and works the fields to help feed his family. When the war ends, his mother sinks into depression, and he must navigate new conflicts while struggling to find his own path.

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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