Beginnings vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Beginnings). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. Beginnings is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Beginnings posterBeginnings2025 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
BeginningsOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252026
Length1h 36m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryBelgiumIreland
DirectorJeanette NordahlDavid Gleeson
Main castDavid Dencik, Trine Dyrholm, Johanne Louise Schmidt, Bjørk Storm Engelshardt Kirkegaard, Luna Fuglsang SvelmøeColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Beginnings

Ane and Thomas are in the middle of a divorce - when Ane suddenly suffers a stroke. They decide to stay together until Ane gets back on her feet, but as she struggles to return to life, love manifests where they least expected it.

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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