Meteors vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Meteors). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. Meteors is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Meteors posterMeteors2025 VS Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026
MeteorsOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema
Audience score★ 6.7/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252026
Length1h 47m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–Ireland
DirectorHubert CharuelDavid Gleeson
Main castStéphane Rideau, François Perache, Idir Azougli, Paul Kircher, Salif CisséColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien

Synopsis

Meteors

France's rural wasteland. Mika and Dan have big dreams but little luck. Cornered after another blunder by Dan, they end up working for Tony, their best friend, who's now the king of construction. Mika and Dan need to find a way out of here, a way out of trouble – simply a way 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.

Where to watch

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