Grey Bees vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Grey Bees). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. Grey Bees is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Grey Bees
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Grey Bees | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 42m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Dmytro Moiseiev | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Viktor Zhdanov, Volodymyr Yamnenko | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Grey Bees
January, 2022. Long-time neighbours and miners Serhiich and Pashka live in a small village in the Donbas. Their lives would be unremarkable were it not for the fact that they are located in a grey zone at the heart of the conflict between Russian and Ukrainian forces. They are neutral arbiters, frequently hosting members of one army or the other, each fully aware of what their neighbour is doing. But as fighting continues and resources…
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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