Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs One Night Stand

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for One Night Stand). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. One Night Stand is the older of the two (1997 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026 VS One Night Stand posterOne Night Stand1997
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaOne Night Stand
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.7/10
Year20261997
Length1h 32m1h 42m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIrelandUnited States of America
DirectorDavid GleesonMike Figgis
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienMing-Na Wen, Robert Downey Jr., Wesley Snipes, Nastassja Kinski, Kyle MacLachlan

Synopsis

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.

One Night Stand

In Los Angeles, Max Carlyle makes a good living directing commercials and has a happy home life with his wife, Mimi, and two children. When Carlyle travels to New York City to visit his friend Charlie, who has been diagnosed with AIDS, he has repeat run-ins with a beautiful woman, Karen, and eventually sleeps with her. Though he goes home the next day and doesn't return until a year later, Carlyle's infidelity still lingers.

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