Barbara 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 Barbara). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Barbara is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Barbara
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Barbara | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Christian Petzold | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Nina Hoss, Rainer Bock, Ronald Zehrfeld, Christina Hecke, Claudia Geisler-Bading | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Barbara
In 1980s East Germany, Barbara is a Berlin doctor banished to a country medical clinic for applying for an exit visa. Deeply unhappy with her reassignment and fearful of her co-workers as possible Stasi informants, Barbara stays aloof, especially from the good natured clinic head, Andre.
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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