Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Ungentle
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Ungentle). Ungentle is the shorter watch at 37m compared with 1h 32m. Ungentle is the older of the two (2022 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Ungentle| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Ungentle | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 37m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Huw Lemmey, Onyeka Igwe |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Ben Whishaw |
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.
Ungentle
A fictionalised essay read by Ben Wishaw exploring the complicated relationship between British espionage and male homosexuality. An anonymous narrator talks through the various chapters of his life as a spy and a gay man in late 20th-century Britain. His vivid stories of intimacy and surveillance play out over shots of the luscious countryside, busy Central London streets, and nighttime cruising zones.
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