I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You). I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 32m. I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You is the older of the two (2010 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You posterI Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You2010 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love YouOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20102026
Length1h 15m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorKarim Aïnouz, Marcelo GomesDavid Gleeson
Main castIrandhir SantosColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

I Travel Because I Have to, I Come Back Because I Love You

José Renato, a 35-year-old geologist, is sent out on a solitary expedition to the hinterlands of northeastern Brazil. The purpose of the trip is to assess possible routes for a canal that will connect the area with the only major river in the region. As the field trip progresses, it becomes clear that Renato shares with those places the same emptiness, sense of abandonment and isolation.

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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