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Jun 7, 2024 · From Amadeus, to Avengers: Endgame, here are 30 good (or great) movies, all of which run to nearly three hours (or much longer), all of which justify their runtimes by generally make every second...
Apr 18, 2024 · Many of the best movies ever made are over three hours long. It’s not unusual for the greatest Best Picture winners to be longer than three hours, for example. Here is our list of 32 movies...
Dec 28, 2012 · A 24-Hour Movie That May Be the Biggest (and Best) Supercut Ever. Christian Marclay’s The Clock, now on view at MoMA, puts YouTube mashup artists to shame. Joseph Stromberg. December 28,...
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- 15 'Grave of The Fireflies' (1988) - 89 Minutes
- 14 'The Lion King' (1994) - 89 Minutes
- 13 'Rashomon' (1950) - 88 Minutes
- 12 'Paths of Glory' (1957) - 88 Minutes
- 11 'City Lights' (1931) - 87 Minutes
- 10 'Modern Times' (1936) - 87 Minutes
- 9 'The Iron Giant' (1999) - 86 Minutes
- 8 'My Neighbor Totoro' (1988) - 86 Minutes
- 7 'Persona' (1966) - 83 Minutes
- 6 'The Passion of Joan of Arc' (1928) - 82 Minutes
Grave of the Fireflies is often held up as one of the saddest animated films of all time. It follows a brother and his younger sister who have to survive in Japan during the final months of World War II, after their mother is tragically killed in a bombing raid, and they fall out with their aunt. Animated war movies are rare, which makes Grave of t...
If you asked the average person what the best Disney movie of the 1990s was, there's a good chance they'd answer with The Lion King. It's also arguably one of the very best movies - animated or otherwise - to come out during the decade, and was a highlight of 1994, itself a very strong year for movies. The plot follows Simba, a young lion who's bet...
Rashomon ranks among the best films directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa, and is also arguably his first undeniable classic. It follows the aftermath of a horrorific crime, with multiple perspectives all being shown - via flashbacks - of the lead-up to the event, with characters needing to piece together the truth from this series of seeming co...
Few movies about the First World War are as good as Paths of Glory. It was made by a relatively young Stanley Kubrick, and stands as his first truly great film, following the aftermath of a failed military offensive, with three men being put on trial as scapegoats and finding themselves blamed for the failures of others in a court of law. From the ...
Charlie Chaplin is well-represented in the IMDb Top 250, and several of his movies within it all have runtimes that clock in at under 90 minutes. City Lights is one of those, with the plot centering on Chaplin's Tramp character falling for a blind flower girl, and doing all he can to get her the money for an operation that may restore her sight. It...
Modern Times isn't just one of Charlie Chaplin'sbest movies, and it's not just one of the best movies from the 1930s. It arguably can be considered among the greatest movies of all time full-stop. Made during the height of the Great Depression, it focuses on Chaplin's signature Tramp character's struggles to make ends meet, earn enough money to sur...
While The Iron Giant might not immediately jump out as a superhero movie, it arguably fits within the genre. It tells the story of a young boy befriending a giant robot and teaching it the value of human life, and by the film's end, the robot has become something of a hero, and a being that wants to protect humanity. It's an overall endearing and e...
My Neighbor Totoro is a simple, charming, and colorful family film from director Hayao Miyazaki, and among the best films made by Studio Ghibli. The plot involves two young girls who've recently moved to the country with their father, and their discovery of a fantastical forest full of otherworldly creatures and magic. Part of the reason for My Nei...
Persona is a unique film by legendary Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman. While it's moody and shot in black and white like many of his most iconic films, it's the closest he came to directing a psychological thriller, rather than a straight drama, as it has a plot involving two women who, after bonding, find their personalities starting to merge. It...
One of the oldest films found within the IMDb Top 250, The Passion of Joan of Arc is a retelling of the final days of the famed historical figure's life. It depicts Jeanne d’Arc's trial, after she's accused of blasphemy for claiming to have spoken to God, as well as her brutal punishment (and eventual martyrdom) as a consequence. Depicting a centur...
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Apr 4, 2024 · The Best Films That Take Place All in One Crazy 24 Hours: ‘After Hours,’ ‘Before Sunrise,’ and More. From adventures in NYC like 'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' to the unraveling of...
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