Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Summer Book
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Summer Book). The Summer Book is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. The Summer Book is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
The Summer Book| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | The Summer Book | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Charlie McDowell |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Glenn Close, Pekka Strang, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Anders Danielsen Lie, Sophia Heikkilä |
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 Summer Book
The story of the relationship between Sophia, an eight-year-old girl who is growing up fast, and her grandmother, who is nearing the end of her life. They are spending time together with Sophia’s father, at the family summer house on a tiny unspoiled island in the Gulf of Finland. All three are coming to terms with the recent death of Sophia’s mother in very different ways.
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