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What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 6:58:45 PM   
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 Something i've been thinking about recently. Is it possible to make a truly amazing movie these days that is succinct and short? I know in the old days, movies were a lot shorter and that there are a large no. of classic films that are less than 90 mins long (my recent Universal Monster Blu Ray set has confirmed this!) but from the modern age, what are the best examples of an amazing film that is less than 90 mins long, or at least short in length in film terms? I'd be interested to know opinions on this, as most great movies seem to need the extra time to establish themselves.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:11:29 PM   
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No problem good buddy

Crimson tide. Perfect in every way, characters strong, tension high, a masterclass in concise movie making.

I hate overlong movies.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:15:36 PM   
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No problem good buddy

Crimson tide. Perfect in every way, characters strong, tension high, a masterclass in concise movie making.



It's also nearly two hours long.

Phone Booth is a good example, nice and tight.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:19:09 PM   
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 Yeah how on earth does Crimson Tide qualify??? Although i agree, it's an awesome movie.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:23:44 PM   
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 Source Code? I think thats about 90 minutes. Can't think of too mant recent films I've seen that've clocked under 90 minutes. I think The Raid and District 9 may just be over 90 minutes but are still fairly short compared to most films.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:24:14 PM   
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No problem good buddy

Crimson tide. Perfect in every way, characters strong, tension high, a masterclass in concise movie making.

I hate overlong movies.


You berk.

The Station Agent.
Beetlejuice.
Blair Witch.

All a matter of opinion, natch.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:36:28 PM   
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Well, I admit I haven't timed it , but I remember the original Empire review stating that it all took place in 89 mins!
That must have been a dream then.
It's not 2 hrs though surely, anyway it's a good movie, albeit irrelevant to this post :(

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:44:45 PM   
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 Airplane (1980) 87mins
Le Dīner de Cons (1998) 87mins
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 86mins
Following (1998) 69mins
The Fog (1980) 89mins
Lion King (1994) 87mins
Evil Dead 2 (1987) 84mins
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) 81mins

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:49:46 PM   
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 Stand By Me Just sneaks in at 89 mins. One of my all time top ten

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:53:23 PM   
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Well, I admit I haven't timed it , but I remember the original Empire review stating that it all took place in 89 mins!
That must have been a dream then.
It's not 2 hrs though surely, anyway it's a good movie, albeit irrelevant to this post :(


116 Mins according to the back of the blu ray! Although i dont want to dwell on this lol. Love Crimson Tide

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:54:22 PM   
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ORIGINAL: OPEN YOUR EYES

Airplane (1980) 87mins
Le Dīner de Cons (1998) 87mins
My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 86mins
Following (1998) 69mins
The Fog (1980) 89mins
Lion King (1994) 87mins
Evil Dead 2 (1987) 84mins
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) 81mins


Good suggestions mate, the first Evil Dead clocks in at under 90 mins also, and as im sure you agree, is an amazing movie!

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 7:54:49 PM   
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Stand By Me Just sneaks in at 89 mins. One of my all time top ten


Absolutely, great suggestion, Standy By Me is awesome

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 8:00:09 PM   
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 Made In USA is positively perfect at 84 minutes, while Pickpocket, which is possibly the greatest film of all time is only 75mins. Most of the Chaplin silents and Harold Lloyd flicks come in at around the 60 minute mark too.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 8:05:38 PM   
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Made In USA is positively perfect at 84 minutes, while Pickpocket, which is possibly the greatest film of all time is only 75mins. Most of the Chaplin silents and Harold Lloyd flicks come in at around the 60 minute mark too.


Whilst i definitely agree that a lot of older movies qualify as films were shorter back then, but from the modern age?

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 8:08:05 PM   
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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 8:19:20 PM   
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As well as some already mentioned-

Commando
Nightmare Before Christmas
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
Night of the Creeps
The Monster Squad

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 8:39:25 PM   
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 Reservoir Dogs is fairly short. I mainly remember this because when it wasn't available on video for two years they used to regularly show it at various cinemas in town and I went to loads of 9pm screenings and never once missed the last bus home (I think that may be the most thrilling anecdote I've ever told on here).
Funnily enough, whenever I have a criticism of a film these days it tends to be that it was too long (The Dark Knight Rises) or too short (Killing Them Softly).
I'm surprised by some of the films listed on here. I had no idea the likes of Commando and Pickpocket were that short - the latter probably because I watched it at college with a horrific hangover and it seemed to go on for days (I think it's high time I watched it again) and the former because every childhood viewing invariably involved gratuitous use of the rewind and slow motion buttons, mainly for the violence but occasionally to show some poor Commando virgin that bit when the blue crash-mat wanders into shot.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 9:05:41 PM   
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Toy Story
The Naked Gun
Airplane!
Bugsy Malone


Films I personally like that are under 90 minutes-

Cobra
Child's Play
The Fog
House II
Rocky IV (Wiki says 90 mins but I'm sure it runs at 88/89)


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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 9:24:59 PM   
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 I remember being surprised to find that Zombieland came in at just 88 minutes. Doesn't feel it.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 9:27:02 PM   
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And SPINAL TAP's another great one!


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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 9:34:29 PM   
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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 7/11/2012 10:21:57 PM   
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I remember being surprised to find that Zombieland came in at just 88 minutes. Doesn't feel it.

Does that mean you didn't like it?

The Wicker Man is 88 minutes

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 10:29:02 AM   
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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 11:23:53 AM   
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Toy Story 2 is over 90 minutes which is why I only included the first TS earlier.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 12:17:16 PM   
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I remember being surprised to find that Zombieland came in at just 88 minutes. Doesn't feel it.

Does that mean you didn't like it?



No, I liked it a lot. It just felt like a bigger movie than it's running time suggests.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 1:20:00 PM   
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 A few more:

Halloween
Clerks
Run Lola Run
Trainspotting
Shallow Grave
Strangers on A Train - although it's about 100 minutes

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 2:51:18 PM   
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A few more:

Halloween
Clerks
Run Lola Run
Trainspotting
Shallow Grave
Strangers on A Train - although it's about 100 minutes


They're all over 90 minutes long, bar Run Lola Run.

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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 3:09:53 PM   
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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 3:59:41 PM   
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A few more:

Halloween
Clerks
Run Lola Run
Trainspotting
Shallow Grave
Strangers on A Train - although it's about 100 minutes


They're all over 90 minutes long, bar Run Lola Run.


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RE: What are the best movies under 90 mins long? - 8/11/2012 4:39:30 PM   
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