Holding the Man vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.7/10 for Holding the Man). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. Holding the Man is the older of the two (2015 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Holding the Man
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Holding the Man | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.7/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2015 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 8m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Neil Armfield | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Sarah Snook, Guy Pearce, Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Ryan Corr | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Holding the Man
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the football team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance endured for 15 years in the face of everything life threw at it – the separations, the discrimination, the temptations, the jealousies and the losses – until the only problem that love can't solve tried to destroy them.
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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