Manderlay 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 Manderlay). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 19m. Manderlay is the older of the two (2005 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Manderlay posterManderlay2005 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
ManderlayOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.9/10★ 10.0/10
Year20052026
Length2h 19m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorLars von TrierDavid Gleeson
Main castJohn Hurt, Jeremy Davies, Jean-Marc Barr, Bryce Dallas Howard, Willem DafoeColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Manderlay

In 1933, a young woman and her father discover an Alabama plantation whose inhabitants live as if slavery had never been abolished. Feeling a sense of duty to those behind the heavy gates, she stays to liberate the people and see them through their first harvest. With four of her father's colleagues and a lawyer, she faces the daunting task of resurrecting the place known as Manderlay.

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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