Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Good Lie
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Good Lie). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. The Good Lie is the older of the two (2014 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
The Good Lie| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | The Good Lie | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Philippe Falardeau |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Corey Stoll, Reese Witherspoon, Joshua Mikel, Thad Luckinbill, Maria Howell |
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 Good Lie
A young refugee of the Sudanese Civil War who wins a lottery for relocation to the United States with three other lost boys. Encountering the modern world for the first time, they develop an unlikely friendship with a brash American woman assigned to help them, but the young man struggles to adjust to this new life and his feelings of guilt about the brother he left behind.
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