Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Splinters
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2/10 for Splinters). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. Splinters is the older of the two (2018 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Splinters| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Splinters | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 2.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Thom Fitzgerald |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Shelley Thompson, Charlie Boyle, Sofia Banzhaf, Daniel Lillford, Mary-Colin Chisholm |
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.
Splinters
Thom Fitzgerald explores interconnections of sexual identity, family, and small-town Nova Scotia life in this intimate drama about a young woman reassessing her relationship with her mother following the death of her father.
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