Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea). The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 32m. The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea is the older of the two (2021 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026 VS The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea posterThe Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea2021
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaThe Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.0/10
Year20262021
Length1h 32m1h 17m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIreland–
DirectorDavid GleesonSara Ogawa
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienTateto Serizawa, Miyu Ogawa, Hanada Runa, Kinuo Yamada, Nayuta Fukuzaki

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 Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea

Hana, a high school girl raised in a foster home since her mother’s arrest ten years earlier, has grown into the home’s de facto oldest sister. When an 8-year-old girl arrives after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother, Hana takes her under her wing.

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