I Killed My Mother vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for I Killed My Mother). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. I Killed My Mother is the older of the two (2009 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

I Killed My Mother posterI Killed My Mother2009 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
I Killed My MotherOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 7.5/10★ 10.0/10
Year20092026
Length1h 36m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorXavier DolanDavid Gleeson
Main castSuzanne Clément, Pierre Chagnon, François Arnaud, Xavier Dolan, Niels SchneiderColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

I Killed My Mother

Hubert, a brash 17-year-old, is confused and torn by a love-hate relationship with his mother that consumes him more and more each day. After distressing ordeals and tragic episodes, Hubert will find his mother on the banks of Saint Lawrence river, where he grew up, and where a murder will be committed: the murder of childhood.

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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