Control vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Control). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. Control is the older of the two (2007 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Control
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Control | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2007 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 1m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Anton Corbijn | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Harry Treadaway, Toby Kebbell, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Control
The story of Joy Division’s lead singer Ian Curtis, from his schoolboy days in 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
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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