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.
| Badland | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 45m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United States of America | Ireland |
| Director | Francesco Lucente | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Joe Morton, Jamie Draven, Grace Caroline Currey, Dennis Corrie, Tom Carey | Colin 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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