On the Water Surface vs Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for On the Water Surface). On the Water Surface is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. On the Water Surface is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
On the Water Surface
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema| On the Water Surface | Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.5/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2023 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 29m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Ireland |
| Director | Zeynep Köprülü | David Gleeson |
| Main cast | Cemre Ebüzziya, Nazan Kesal, Şencan Güleryüz, Yasemin Szawlowski, Aytek Şayan | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien |
Synopsis
On the Water Surface
Deniz returns to her hometown to attend her widowed mother's wedding. The anger, fear, and guilt she thought she'd left behind, resurface during the visit. As her mother leaves her the family house, a tragedy haunts her. She can't stop thinking about her father drowning at sea. Moreover, she feels her mother blames her and has abandoned her for it. She realizes she won't be able to move on like her mother unless she faces her problems head-on…
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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