Being Flynn vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Being Flynn). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. Being Flynn is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Being Flynn posterBeing Flynn2012 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Being FlynnOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20122026
Length1h 42m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorPaul WeitzDavid Gleeson
Main castPaul Dano, Wes Studi, Lili Taylor, Thomas Middleditch, Robert De NiroColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Being Flynn

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.

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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