Anemone vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Anemone). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. Anemone is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Anemone
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Anemone | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 6m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Ronan Day-Lewis | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Sean Bean, Samantha Morton, Daniel Day-Lewis, Richard Graham, Samuel Bottomley | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Anemone
Middle-aged Jem sets out from his suburban home on a journey into the woods, where he reconnects with his estranged hermit brother Ray. Bonded by a mysterious, complicated past, the men share a fraught, if occasionally tender relationship—one that was forever altered by shattering events decades earlier.
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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