Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs Vermiglio

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Vermiglio). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. Vermiglio is the older of the two (2024 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 Vermiglio posterVermiglio2024
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaVermiglio
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.1/10
Year20262024
Length1h 32m1h 59m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIreland–
DirectorDavid GleesonMaura Delpero
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienRoberta Rovelli, Tommaso Ragno, Giuseppe De Domenico, Martina Scrinzi, Orietta Notari

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.

Vermiglio

Set in the small, mountainous village of Vermiglio during the waning days of WWII, a series of dramatic, consequential events unfold after the arrival of a taciturn Sicilian soldier, who hides out in town after deserting the army. While there, the soldier develops a romance with a provincial family’s eldest daughter.

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