Meet, Greet & Bye vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Meet, Greet & Bye). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Meet, Greet & Bye is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Meet, Greet & Bye
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Meet, Greet & Bye | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 47m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Cathy Garcia-Sampana | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Juan Karlos Labajo, Kaori Oinuma, Frenchie Dy, Jeffrey Tam, Maricel Soriano | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Meet, Greet & Bye
A mother, who loves watching K-dramas, decides to stop her chemo treatment after losing hope of getting better. Her only dream before dying is to meet her ultimate K-drama idol, who is visiting Manila for a series of events. Her four children agree to work together with the condition that once their mother meets their idol, she will undergo therapy before her time runs out.
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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