Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Quills
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Quills). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 4m. Quills is the older of the two (2000 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Quills| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Quills | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2000 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 4m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Philip Kaufman |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Stephen Moyer, Elizabeth Berrington, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine |
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.
Quills
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writings continue to circulate beyond its walls. As the authorities tighten control, a clash unfolds between the Marquis’ unyielding imagination, the reformist ideals of the Abbé in charge, and the repressive measures of a doctor sent to silence him. Desire, power, and censorship collide in a battle over freedom of expression.
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