Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Queen of Hearts
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Queen of Hearts). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 7m. Queen of Hearts is the older of the two (2019 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Queen of Hearts | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | May el-Toukhy |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Gustav Lindh, Magnus Krepper, Trine Dyrholm, Liv Esmår Dannemann, Silja Esmår Dannemann |
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.
Queen of Hearts
Anne, a brilliant and dedicated advocacy lawyer specialising in society’s most vulnerable, children and young adults, lives what appears to be the picture-perfect life with her doctor-husband, Peter, and their twin daughters. When her estranged teenage stepson, Gustav, moves in with them, Anne’s escalating desire leads her down a dangerous rabbit hole which, once exposed, unleashes a sequence of events destined to destroy her world.
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