Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Riot Club
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.9/10 for The Riot Club). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. The Riot Club 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 Riot Club| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | The Riot Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Lone Scherfig |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Natalie Dormer, Sam Reid, Matthew Beard, Holliday Grainger, Jessica Brown Findlay |
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 Riot Club
Two first-year students at Oxford University join a secret society and learn that their reputations can be made or destroyed over the course of one evening.
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