An Ideal Woman 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 An Ideal Woman). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. An Ideal Woman is the older of the two (1929 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

An Ideal Woman posterAn Ideal Woman1929 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
An Ideal WomanOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year19292026
Length2h 10m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorJean DurandDavid Gleeson
Main castAlice Roberts, Arlette Marchal, Charles Vanel, Harry Pilcer, Tony D'AlgyColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

An Ideal Woman

Based on a novel by José Pérez de Rozas. In Seville, Angel Caal, a Parisian businessman, escapes blindness after a car accident, thanks to the dedicated care of Mercédès, intended for the convent. They fall in love and Mercedes soon discovers the temptations of Paris.

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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