Trailer for Indie Dramedy ONCE UPON A TIME IN A CINEMA

Movie Trailer Once Upon a Time In a Cinema Image Safe about an hour agoby Jessica Fisher

A trailer has been released for the indie dramedy Once Upon a Time In a Cinema, starring Colin Morgan, Calam Lynch, Clara Crichton, India Mullen, Niamh Cusack, Stanley Townsend, Elaine O'Dwyer, Daniel Woodage, Liam O'Brien, and Ryan Burke.

The film is written and directed by David Gleeson (Cowboys & Angels, The Front Line, Don't Go).

The synopsis reads: “Filmed in Limerick and featuring an exciting Irish cast, the Dublin Film Festival's Opening Night Gala is the film Once Upon a Time in a Cinema.

“In a small-town cinema in 1984, harassed owner and manager Earl Clancy (Colin Morgan) battles an escalating series of personal and professional disasters over the course of the Friday 8PM show from hell, while mulling over the sale of the cinema to a shady politician. Can he really walk away from his life’s passion?”

The film premiered at the 2026 Dublin Film Festival earlier this year and already opened in Ireland in May this summer.

A US release date has not yet been set, but keep an eye. Watch the trailer below:

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