Oedipus Rex vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.1/10 for Oedipus Rex). Oedipus Rex is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. Oedipus Rex is the older of the two (1957 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Oedipus Rex
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| Oedipus Rex | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1957 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Tyrone Guthrie | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | William Shatner, David Gardner, Louis Negin, Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
Oedipus Rex
The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds a brilliant stroke: the actors wear masks just as the Greeks did in the playwright's day.
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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