Defne vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 9/10 for Defne). Defne is the shorter watch at 27m compared with 1h 32m. Defne is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Defne
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Defne | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 9.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Hamdi Furkan Yıldırım | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Feriha Eyüboğlu, Lidya Akkuş, Enes Göçmen, Gülşah Buktur, Fahri Öztezcan | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Defne
Seeking a doctor for her grandmother, Defne sees three men bury a bag in the woods, and soon the danger finds her home.
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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