Once Upon a Time in a Cinema vs When It Melts

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for When It Melts). Once Upon a Time in a Cinema is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. When It Melts 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 posterOnce Upon a Time in a Cinema2026 VS When It Melts posterWhen It Melts2023
Once Upon a Time in a CinemaWhen It Melts
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 6.7/10
Year20262023
Length1h 32m1h 51m
GenresDramaDrama
CountryIrelandBelgium
DirectorDavid GleesonVeerle Baetens
Main castColin Morgan, Andrew Bennett, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Liam O'BrienCharlotte De Bruyne, Rosa Marchant, Sebastien Dewaele, Naomi Vellisariou, Amber Metdepenningen

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.

When It Melts

Many years after a sweltering summer that spun out of control, Eva returns to the village she grew up in with an ice block in the back of her car. In the dead of winter, she confronts her past and faces up to her tormentors.

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