Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Urgent
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Urgent). Urgent is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. Urgent is the older of the two (2018 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Urgent| Once Upon a Time in a Cinema | Urgent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Ireland | – |
| Director | David Gleeson | Mohcine Besri |
| Main cast | Colin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'Brien | Younes Bouab, Said Bey, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Ghalia Benzaouia, Hakim Noury |
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.
Urgent
Driss and Zahra leave their fisherman's village to take their six-year-old son, Ayoub, to the emergency room of the Casablanca's public hospital. There they meet Driss' brother, Houcine, with whom they have been in conflict for years. The doctor diagnoses a brain problem requiring immediate action. This is the starting point of a painful journey exhausting each one. Are they ready to do everything to save Ayoub's life?
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