Manas vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for Manas). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. Manas is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Manas
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Manas | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 41m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Mariana Brennand Fortes | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Dira Paes, Clébia Sousa, Jamilli Correa, Fátima Macedo, Rômulo Braga | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Manas
Thirteen-year-old Marcielle lives on Marajó Island in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. To break a terrible cycle that imprisons the women around her in an isolated region, she must do the impossible to liberate herself and her younger sister from a dark abyss of silence held by her own family.
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.
Where to watch
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