Once Upon a Time in a Cinema (2026)

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 (Breathless, starring Richard Gere).

Cast (111)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Colin Morgan

Earl Clancy

Calam Lynch

Gerald Clancy

C

Clara Crichton

Kate Clancy

India Mullen

Layla

Niamh Cusack

Mrs. Healy

Stanley Townsend

Harry Conway

Elaine O'Dwyer

Alma

D

Daniel Woodage

Vincent

L

Liam O'Brien

Dickie Wall

Ryan Burke

Joe Gorman

C

Cos Egan

Jack

Andrew Bennett

Sgt. Walsh

T

Tracey Collopy

Tank

Aidan Crowe

Gus

S

Sean Shinners

Goose Guy

O

Ollie Ryan

Old Man (Jelly)

S

Samual Duggan

Fighting Teen #1

J

Jonty Ross

Fighting Teen #2

Mikey Casey

Cocky Stoner (as Michael Casey)

S

Stuart Mackey

Poster Thief

Lonan Ross

Rowdy Teen 2

M

Michael O’Dwyer

Rowdy Teen 3

G

Gavin McGrath

Rowdy Teen 4

J

John O’Sullivan

Extra

Ava Ross

Teen girl (uncredited)

K

Keeley Hartigan

Teen girl (uncredited)

C

Ciara Hennessy

Teenage girl (uncredited)

Alex O’Brien

Guy (uncredited)

Mary T Lynch

Woman (uncredited)

Glenn Keating

Chip Buyer (uncredited)

M

Matthew Hogan

Extra (uncredited)

P

Pete Moles

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

C

Christopher Garvy

Extra

S

Sorcha Real

Cinema Patron

J

Joseph Coleman

Elderly Cinema Patron (as Joe Coleman)

B

Ben Kirkland

Arrested Teen

Shane Davis

Stoner

J

Jennie Kiely

80’s Lady

C

Ciara Dan McGinnis

Cinema Patron

J

John A. Rickard

80’s Man (Credit Only)

N

Noelle Tedford

80’s Woman

T

Tom Sheehan

Extra (uncredited)

J

Janet Grene

Cinema Patron

Cillian Conway

Extra (uncredited)

L

Leah Crawford

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

I

Ian Dillon

Chip Van Owner

Dean Panter

Mr. Healy

K

Kayleigh Alfred

Cinema Extra

Kenneth Barry

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

I

Ilir Tobin

Mickey (Rowdy Teen 1)

A

Alan Johnson

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

A

Alison Johnson

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

E

Elaine Stokes

Cinema Goer (uncredited)

J

John Mooney

Cinema Goer

A

Anne McCarthy

Cinema Goer

T

Tom Muldowney

Cinema Goer

F

Fionn O’Sullivan McCarthy

Cinema Goer

P

Peter McCarthy

Cinema Goer

D

David Hayes

Cinema Goer

D

Don Hayes

Cinema Goer

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