Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Three Birthdays
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Three Birthdays). Three Birthdays is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 32m. Three Birthdays is the older of the two (2023 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Three Birthdays | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 30m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Jane Weinstock |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Gus Birney, Josh Radnor, Guy Burnet, Dolly Wells, Annie Parisse |
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.
Three Birthdays
In 1970, with the Kent State protests as a backdrop, sixteen-year-old Bobbie and her professor parents Kate and Rob, are torn between their high ideals and the old- fashioned comforts of the nuclear family.
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