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Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
Drama

Once Upon a Time in a Cinema

May 1, 2026
1h 32m
TMDB10.0· 1

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.

Cast
Colin Morgan

Colin Morgan

Earl Clancy

Calam Lynch

Calam Lynch

Gerald Clancy

Clara Crichton

Clara Crichton

Kate Clancy

India Mullen

India Mullen

Layla

Niamh Cusack

Niamh Cusack

Mrs. Healy

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Harry Conway

Elaine O'Dwyer

Elaine O'Dwyer

Alma

Daniel Woodage

Daniel Woodage

Vincent

Liam O'Brien

Liam O'Brien

Dickie Wall

Ryan Burke

Ryan Burke

Joe Gorman

Cos Egan

Cos Egan

Jack

Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett

Sgt. Walsh

Tracey Collopy

Tracey Collopy

Tank

Aidan Crowe

Aidan Crowe

Gus

Sean Shinners

Sean Shinners

Goose Guy

Ollie Ryan

Ollie Ryan

Old Man (Jelly)

Samual Duggan

Samual Duggan

Fighting Teen #1

Jonty Ross

Jonty Ross

Fighting Teen #2

Mikey Casey

Mikey Casey

Cocky Stoner (as Michael Casey)

Stuart Mackey

Stuart Mackey

Poster Thief

Lonan Ross

Lonan Ross

Rowdy Teen 2

Michael O’Dwyer

Michael O’Dwyer

Rowdy Teen 3

Gavin McGrath

Gavin McGrath

Rowdy Teen 4

John O’Sullivan

John O’Sullivan

Extra

Ava Ross

Ava Ross

Teen girl (uncredited)

Keeley Hartigan

Keeley Hartigan

Teen girl (uncredited)

Ciara Hennessy

Ciara Hennessy

Teenage girl (uncredited)

Alex O’Brien

Alex O’Brien

Guy (uncredited)

Mary T Lynch

Mary T Lynch

Woman (uncredited)

Glenn Keating

Glenn Keating

Chip Buyer (uncredited)

Matthew Hogan

Matthew Hogan

Extra (uncredited)

Pete Moles

Pete Moles

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

Christopher Garvy

Christopher Garvy

Extra

Sorcha Real

Sorcha Real

Cinema Patron

Joseph Coleman

Joseph Coleman

Elderly Cinema Patron (as Joe Coleman)

Ben Kirkland

Ben Kirkland

Arrested Teen

Shane Davis

Shane Davis

Stoner

Jennie Kiely

Jennie Kiely

80’s Lady

Ciara Dan McGinnis

Ciara Dan McGinnis

Cinema Patron

John A. Rickard

John A. Rickard

80’s Man (Credit Only)

Noelle Tedford

Noelle Tedford

80’s Woman

Tom Sheehan

Tom Sheehan

Extra (uncredited)

Janet Grene

Janet Grene

Cinema Patron

Cillian Conway

Cillian Conway

Extra (uncredited)

Leah Crawford

Leah Crawford

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

Ian Dillon

Ian Dillon

Chip Van Owner

Dean Panter

Dean Panter

Mr. Healy

Kayleigh Alfred

Kayleigh Alfred

Cinema Extra

Kenneth Barry

Kenneth Barry

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

Ilir Tobin

Ilir Tobin

Mickey (Rowdy Teen 1)

Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

Alison Johnson

Alison Johnson

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

Elaine Stokes

Elaine Stokes

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

John Mooney

John Mooney

Cinema Goer

Anne McCarthy

Anne McCarthy

Cinema Goer

Tom Muldowney

Tom Muldowney

Cinema Goer

Fionn O’Sullivan McCarthy

Fionn O’Sullivan McCarthy

Cinema Goer

Peter McCarthy

Peter McCarthy

Cinema Goer

David Hayes

David Hayes

Cinema Goer

Don Hayes

Don Hayes

Cinema Goer

Jonathan Hayes

Jonathan Hayes

Cinema Goer

Ciaran Martin

Ciaran Martin

Cinema Goer

Ivor McMahon

Ivor McMahon

Cinema Goer

Conor Dunphy

Conor Dunphy

Cinema Goer

Dylan Emwanta

Dylan Emwanta

Cinema Goer

Jacqui Fitzmaurice

Jacqui Fitzmaurice

Cinema Goer

Rian Fitzpatrick

Rian Fitzpatrick

Cinema Goer

Ger Meehan

Ger Meehan

Cinema Goer

Lawrence Meehan

Lawrence Meehan

Cinema Goer

Glenn Gall

Glenn Gall

Cinema Goer

Gerarldine Galvin

Gerarldine Galvin

Cinema Goer

Laura Duhan

Laura Duhan

Cinema Goer

Mary Gleeson

Mary Gleeson

Cinema Goer

John Griffin

John Griffin

Cinema Goer

Oliver Hanley

Oliver Hanley

Cinema Goer

Deirdre Harrington

Deirdre Harrington

Cinema Goer

Chloe Hennigan

Chloe Hennigan

Cinema Goer

Mike Hourigan

Mike Hourigan

Cinema Goer

Noel Madigan

Noel Madigan

Cinema Goer

Patricia Mathiasz

Patricia Mathiasz

Cinema Goer

Majella McCarthy

Majella McCarthy

Cinema Goer

Ailish McDermott

Ailish McDermott

Cinema Goer

Callum McGeary

Callum McGeary

Cinema Goer

Tara McGill

Tara McGill

Cinema Goer

Annie McInerney

Annie McInerney

Cinema Goer

Evelyn McNamara

Evelyn McNamara

Cinema Goer

Jasper Meurer

Jasper Meurer

Cinema Goer

Alexandre Miranda

Alexandre Miranda

Cinema Goer

Kaif Nadaf

Kaif Nadaf

Cinema Goer

Aniara Tawfiq

Aniara Tawfiq

Cinema Goer

Aoife Nix

Aoife Nix

Cinema Goer

Stephanie Tobin

Stephanie Tobin

Cinema Goer

Yasna Tofail

Yasna Tofail

Cinema Goer

Brian Tuite

Brian Tuite

Cinema Goer

Anita Twomey

Anita Twomey

Cinema Goer

Anita Wiatr-Noireaud

Anita Wiatr-Noireaud

Cinema Goer

Ann Twomey

Ann Twomey

Cinema Goer

Jacinta Sweeney

Jacinta Sweeney

Cinema Goer

Henriette McCarthy

Henriette McCarthy

Cinema Goer

Claire O’Riordan

Claire O’Riordan

Cinema Goer

Shawn Dalton

Shawn Dalton

Choir Singer

Camilla Dalton

Camilla Dalton

Choir Singer

Julie Hurley

Julie Hurley

Choir Singer

Darragh Curtain

Darragh Curtain

Choir Singer

Veronica Henn

Veronica Henn

Choir Singer

Lillian Jordan

Lillian Jordan

Choir Singer

Gràinne Cooney

Gràinne Cooney

Choir Singer

Catriona Kiely

Catriona Kiely

Choir Singer

Deirdre Condon

Deirdre Condon

Choir Singer

Stefan Kaiser

Stefan Kaiser

Choir Singer

Tony Walsh

Tony Walsh

Bar Extra

Crew
David Gleeson

David Gleeson

Director, Writer

Judy Tossell

Judy Tossell

Producer

Videos
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YouTube
Mar 18, 2026
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Movie Info
StatusReleased
Original LanguageEnglish
Budget (USD)N/A
Revenue (USD)N/A
Popularity0%
Produced by
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland

IE

uMedia

uMedia

BE

WEF

Wide Eye Films

IE

Egoli Tossell Pictures

Egoli Tossell Pictures

DE

Released in

Ireland

Belgium

Germany

Spoken Languages

English