Code Unknown vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Code Unknown). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. Code Unknown is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Code Unknown posterCode Unknown2000 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Code UnknownOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20002026
Length1h 58m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorMichael HanekeDavid Gleeson
Main castBruno Todeschini, Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler, Alexandre HamidiColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Code Unknown

A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film's five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges' brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges' apartment. These characters' lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.

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.

Where to watch

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