Jhalki vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Jhalki). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. Jhalki is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Jhalki posterJhalki2019 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
JhalkiOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 10.0/10
Year20192026
Length1h 45m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorBrahmanand S. SinghDavid Gleeson
Main castDivya Dutta, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Boman Irani, Yatin Karyekar, Akhilendra MishraColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Jhalki

A lyrical story of lost childhood, against the powerful backdrop of child slavery and human trafficking. It is a heart-rending but inspiring story of a nine-year old street-smart girl, Jhalki, in search of her seven-year old brother, Babu, who is suddenly thrown into an inhuman world of child labor with no respite from a terminally gloomy, dark and depressing workplace. Armed with an intimate folk tale of a tireless sparrow, her own ingenious…

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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