Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs The Truth

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for The Truth). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 46m. The Truth is the older of the two (2019 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 Truth posterThe Truth2019
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaThe Truth
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.0/10
Year20262019
Length1h 32m1h 46m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIreland–
DirectorDavid GleesonHirokazu Kore-eda
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienEthan Hawke, Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, Ludivine Sagnier, Alain Libolt

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 Truth

Fabienne is a star; a star of French cinema. She reigns amongst men who love and admire her. When she publishes her memoirs, her daughter Lumir returns from New York to Paris with her husband and young child. The reunion between mother and daughter will quickly turn to confrontation: truths will be told, accounts settled, loves and resentments confessed.

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