National Theatre Live: King Lear vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for National Theatre Live: King Lear). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 3h 25m. National Theatre Live: King Lear is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood. Both feature Stanley Townsend.
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| National Theatre Live: King Lear | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2026 |
| Length | 3h 25m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Robin Lough, Sam Mendes | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Sam Troughton, Paapa Essiedu, Adrian Scarborough, Simon Manyonda, Stanley Townsend | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
National Theatre Live: King Lear
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
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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