No Man's Land vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.3/10 for No Man's Land). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. No Man's Land is the older of the two (1985 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| No Man's Land | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1985 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 50m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Switzerland | Ireland |
| Director | Alain Tanner | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Teco Celio, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michèle Gleizer, Hugues Quester, Jean-Philippe Écoffey | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
No Man's Land
Madeleine, who runs a disco on the French-Swiss border, dreams of going to Paris to pursue a singing career. Her lover, Paul, who makes his living smuggling money, gold and goods across the border, plans to emigrate to Canada. Mali, a pretty young Algerian woman who lives in France and works in Switzerland, would like to be anywhere except where she is. Louis, born on a Swiss farm and trained as a clockmaker, would give anything to leave his…
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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