Live and Become vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Live and Become). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 20m. Live and Become is the older of the two (2005 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Live and Become
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Live and Become | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2005 | 2026 |
| Length | 2h 20m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | France | Ireland |
| Director | Radu Mihăileanu | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Roschdy Zem, Shmil Ben Ari, Moshe Abebe, Moshe Agazai, Sirak M. Sabahat | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Live and Become
In 1980, the black Falashas in Ethiopia are recognised as genuine Jews and are secretly carried to Israel. The day before the transport the son of a Jewish mother dies. In his place and with his name (Schlomo) she takes a Christian 9-year-old boy.
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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