Exotica vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Exotica). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Exotica is the older of the two (1994 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Exotica
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Exotica | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.6/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1994 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Atom Egoyan | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Bruce Greenwood, Victor Garber, Maury Chaykin, Sarah Polley, Elias Koteas | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Exotica
In the upscale Toronto strip club Exotica, dancer Christina is visited nightly by the obsessive Francis, a depressed tax auditor. Her ex-boyfriend, the club's MC, Eric, still jealously pines for her even as he introduces her onstage, but Eric is having his own relationship problems with the club's female owner. Thomas, a mysterious pet-shop owner, is about to become unexpectedly involved in their lives.
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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