My Father's Son vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for My Father's Son). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. My Father's Son is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
My Father's Son
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| My Father's Son | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 49m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | China | Ireland |
| Director | Qiu Sheng | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Song Yang, Ko Chia-Yen, Sun Ning, Sun Anke, Tong Chenjie | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
My Father's Son
Qiao, an 18-year-old boy, loses his voice while delivering a eulogy for his late father. He runs away from the funeral and hides from his family. Between past, present and future, the young man recalls his relationship with his brutal and secretive father, who left him a passion for boxing. Ten years later, now an engineer, Qiao develops an AI boxer to help people learn boxing. Training with the AI day by day, Qiao begins to see a ghost.
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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