Conviction vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Conviction). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Conviction is the older of the two (2010 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Conviction posterConviction2010 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
ConvictionOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.1/10★ 10.0/10
Year20102026
Length1h 47m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorTony GoldwynDavid Gleeson
Main castHilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Loren Dean, Clea DuVall, Peter GallagherColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Conviction

When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction. Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18 year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence…

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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