Heatwave vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Heatwave). Heatwave is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Heatwave is the older of the two (1982 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heatwave
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Heatwave | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Australia | Ireland |
| Director | Phillip Noyce | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Judy Davis, Peter Hehir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gillian Jones | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Heatwave
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
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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