Once Upon a Time in a Cinema
David Gleeson2026-04-17
0
92 min
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
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Colin Morgan | Earl Clancy | Unowned |
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Calam Lynch | Gerald Clancy | Unowned |
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Clara Crichton | Kate Clancy | Unowned |
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India Mullen | Layla | Unowned |
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Niamh Cusack | Mrs. Healy | Unowned |
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Stanley Townsend | Harry Conway | Unowned |
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Elaine O'Dwyer | Alma | Unowned |
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Daniel Woodage | Vincent | Unowned |
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Liam O'Brien | Dickie Wall | Unowned |
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Ryan Burke | Joe Gorman | Unowned |
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Cos Egan | Jack | Unowned |
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Andrew Bennett | Sgt. Walsh | Unowned |
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Tracey Collopy | Tank | Unowned |
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Aidan Crowe | Gus | Unowned |
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Sean Shinners | Goose Guy | Unowned |
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Ollie Ryan | Old Man (Jelly) | Unowned |
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Samual Duggan | Fighting Teen #1 | Unowned |
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Jonty Ross | Fighting Teen #2 | Unowned |
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Mikey Casey | Cocky Stoner (as Michael Casey) | Unowned |
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Stuart Mackey | Poster Thief | Unowned |
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Lonan Ross | Rowdy Teen 2 | Unowned |
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Michael O’Dwyer | Rowdy Teen 3 | Unowned |
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Gavin McGrath | Rowdy Teen 4 | Unowned |
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John O’Sullivan | Extra | Unowned |
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Ava Ross | Teen girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Keeley Hartigan | Teen girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ciara Hennessy | Teenage girl (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alex O’Brien | Guy (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Mary T Lynch | Woman (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Glenn Keating | Chip Buyer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Matthew Hogan | Extra (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Pete Moles | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Christopher Garvy | Extra | Unowned |
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Sorcha Real | Cinema Patron | Unowned |
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Joseph Coleman | Elderly Cinema Patron (as Joe Coleman) | Unowned |
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Ben Kirkland | Arrested Teen | Unowned |
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Shane Davis | Stoner | Unowned |
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Jennie Kiely | 80’s Lady | Unowned |
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Ciara Dan McGinnis | Cinema Patron | Unowned |
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John A. Rickard | 80’s Man (Credit Only) | Unowned |
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Noelle Tedford | 80’s Woman | Unowned |
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Tom Sheehan | Extra (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Janet Grene | Cinema Patron | Unowned |
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Cillian Conway | Extra (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Leah Crawford | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ian Dillon | Chip Van Owner | Unowned |
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Dean Panter | Mr. Healy | Unowned |
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Kayleigh Alfred | Cinema Extra | Unowned |
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Kenneth Barry | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Ilir Tobin | Mickey (Rowdy Teen 1) | Unowned |
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Alan Johnson | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alison Johnson | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Elaine Stokes | Cinema Goer (uncredited) | Unowned |
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John Mooney | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Anne McCarthy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Tom Muldowney | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Fionn O’Sullivan McCarthy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Peter McCarthy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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David Hayes | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Don Hayes | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Jonathan Hayes | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Ciaran Martin | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Ivor McMahon | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Conor Dunphy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Dylan Emwanta | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Jacqui Fitzmaurice | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Rian Fitzpatrick | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Ger Meehan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Lawrence Meehan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Glenn Gall | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Gerarldine Galvin | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Laura Duhan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Mary Gleeson | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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John Griffin | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Oliver Hanley | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Deirdre Harrington | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Chloe Hennigan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Mike Hourigan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Noel Madigan | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Patricia Mathiasz | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Majella McCarthy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Ailish McDermott | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Callum McGeary | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Tara McGill | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Annie McInerney | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Evelyn McNamara | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Jasper Meurer | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Alexandre Miranda | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Kaif Nadaf | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Aniara Tawfiq | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Aoife Nix | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Stephanie Tobin | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Yasna Tofail | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Brian Tuite | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Anita Twomey | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Anita Wiatr-Noireaud | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Ann Twomey | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Jacinta Sweeney | Cinema Goer | Unowned |
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Henriette McCarthy | Cinema Goer | Unowned |