Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Master

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Master). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 17m. The Master is the older of the two (2012 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 Master posterThe Master2012
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaThe Master
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.1/10
Year20262012
Length1h 32m2h 17m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIrelandUnited States of America
DirectorDavid GleesonPaul Thomas Anderson
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienRami Malek, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons, Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman

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 Master

Freddie, a volatile, heavy-drinking veteran who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder, finds some semblance of a family when he stumbles onto the ship of Lancaster Dodd, the charismatic leader of a new "religion" he forms after World War II.

Where to watch

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