Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Death of a Lumberjack
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for The Death of a Lumberjack). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. The Death of a Lumberjack is the older of the two (1973 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
The Death of a Lumberjack| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | The Death of a Lumberjack | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 1973 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Gilles Carle |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Daniel Pilon, Carole Laure, Willie Lamothe, Pauline Julien, Marcel Sabourin |
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.
The Death of a Lumberjack
This meditative French-Canadian film tells the story of a young woman's search for the father she has never known. Marie Chapdelaine (Carole Laure) grew up in a remote area of Quebec without ever knowing her father, a lumberjack. She moves to Montreal, settles in there with a job as a topless dancer and begins her search for him. Eventually, with the help of his former mistress, they find the lumber camp he was working in, only to discover that…
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