Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Promised Land

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Promised Land). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. Promised Land is the older of the two (2012 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 Promised Land posterPromised Land2012
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaPromised Land
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.3/10
Year20262012
Length1h 32m1h 46m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIrelandUnited Arab Emirates
DirectorDavid GleesonGus Van Sant
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienRosemarie DeWitt, Tim Guinee, John Krasinski, Titus Welliver, Hal Holbrook

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.

Promised Land

A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.

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