Final Recipe vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Final Recipe). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 37m. Final Recipe is the older of the two (2013 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Final Recipe posterFinal Recipe2013 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Final RecipeOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20132026
Length1h 37m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorGina KimDavid Gleeson
Main castBobby Lee, Aden Young, Michelle Yeoh, Lori Tan Chinn, Sahajak BoonthanakitColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Final Recipe

Hao's Singaporean restaurant is in danger of going out of business. Hao's grandson, Mark, secretly travels to Shanghai to attend a cooking competition despite his grandfather's wishes for him to become an engineer. Mark takes the place of a contestant who did not show up and must now impress the host, Julia Lee, and her chef husband, David Chen. Chen, who is originally from Singapore and misses his family, eventually learns he is Mark's father.

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.

Where to watch

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