Evil Does Not Exist vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Evil Does Not Exist). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. Evil Does Not Exist is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Evil Does Not Exist posterEvil Does Not Exist2023 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Evil Does Not ExistOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20232026
Length1h 46m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorRyūsuke HamaguchiDavid Gleeson
Main castTakako Yamamura, Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka, Ayaka ShibutaniColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Evil Does Not Exist

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

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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