Babel vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Babel). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 23m. Babel is the older of the two (2006 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Babel posterBabel2006 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
BabelOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20062026
Length2h 23m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorAlejandro González IñárrituDavid Gleeson
Main castAdriana Barraza, Cate Blanchett, Gael García Bernal, Brad Pitt, Koji YakushoColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Babel

Tragedy strikes a married couple vacationing in the Moroccan desert, which jumpstarts an interlocking story involving four different families.

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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