Happy End vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Happy End). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. Happy End is the older of the two (2017 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Happy End posterHappy End2017 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
Happy EndOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20172026
Length1h 50m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorMichael HanekeDavid Gleeson
Main castToby Jones, Philippe du Janerand, Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Kassovitz, Franz RogowskiColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Happy End

A well-to-do French family living in Calais deal with a series of setbacks and crises while paying little attention to the grim conditions in the refugee camps within a few miles of their home.

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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