Departures vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Departures). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. Departures is the older of the two (2008 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Departures
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Departures | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Yojiro Takita | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Departures
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
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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