Dogtooth 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 Dogtooth). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. Dogtooth is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Dogtooth | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 38m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Yorgos Lanthimos | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Angeliki Papoulia, Christos Stergioglou, Michele Valley, Hristos Passalis, Mary Tsoni | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Dogtooth
Three teenagers are confined to an isolated country estate that could very well be on another planet. The trio spend their days listening to endless homemade tapes that teach them a whole new vocabulary. Any word that comes from beyond their family abode is instantly assigned a new meaning. Hence 'the sea' refers to a large armchair and 'zombies' are little yellow flowers. Having invented a brother whom they claim to have ostracized for his…
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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