Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Summer
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Summer). Summer is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 32m. Summer is the older of the two (2008 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Summer| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Summer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 23m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Kenneth Glenaan |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Robert Carlyle, Kate Dickie, Rachael Blake, George Costigan, Seamus O'Neill |
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.
Summer
Shaun and Daz are vibrant kids, wasted by their experience of education. All they have is friendship and Shaun's first love Katy. From the moment Shaun steps into our world he is bound to lose. Labeled as a violent bully he destroys himself and Daz with him. Shaun has twelve years to reflect on an intense summer of love, sex and loyalty. But Daz's imminent death forces Shaun to confront his past.
Where to watch
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