Bruised vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Bruised). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 9m. Bruised is the older of the two (2020 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Bruised posterBruised2020 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
BruisedOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20202026
Length2h 9m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorHalle BerryDavid Gleeson
Main castHalle Berry, Lela Loren, Danny Boyd Jr., Stephen McKinley Henderson, Shamier AndersonColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Bruised

Jackie Justice is a mixed martial arts fighter who leaves the sport in disgrace. Down on her luck and simmering with rage and regret years after the fight, she's coaxed into a brutal underground fight by her manager and boyfriend Desi and grabs the attention of a fight league promoter who promises Jackie a life back in the Octagon. But the road to redemption becomes unexpectedly personal when Manny - the son she gave up as an infant - shows up…

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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