Badland vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for Badland). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 45m. Badland is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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BadlandOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 5.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20072026
Length2h 45m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryUnited States of AmericaIreland
DirectorFrancesco LucenteDavid Gleeson
Main castJoe Morton, Jamie Draven, Grace Caroline Currey, Dennis Corrie, Tom CareyColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Badland

Jerry (Jamie Draven) was an idealist when he served in the first Gulf War. But when he was later deployed to Iraq, Jerry was an older man, a father of three and embittered by broken promises and unfulfilled desires. When Jerry returns from Iraq he has been transformed by horrors that cannot be forgiven. He lives a life of poverty, his children afraid of him and his wife, Nora (Vinessa Shaw), unsympathetic and unhappy. When Jerry discovers that…

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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