10 very long and also very good films.
Nothing better to fill a long evening without leaving the house than a very long film. I personally like long movies also in cinemas, but for those who get antsy after two hours - you can always pause it in the middle. Here are 10 very long great films...
Once upon a Time in America (1984)
Director: Sergio Leone
Length: 3h 49m
Leone, De Niro and Morricone - doesn't get any better. A saga of a group of friends in New York, spanning many decades.
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Director: Victor Fleming
Length: 3h 58m
A fierce woman finding her way during the American Civil War. Based on the equally long novel by Margaret Mitchell, iconic role of Scarlett O'Hara for Vivien Leigh.
The Irishman (2019)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Length: 3h 29m
An Irishman becomes involved in the Italian mafia and real-life political Jimmy Hoffa. Based partly on true events, and the novel "I Heard You Paint Houses. by Charles Brandt. Scorsese, Pesci, Ne Niro reuniting is epic, and for the first time Pacino joins the team.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Length: 3h 27m
B&W masterpiece by Kurosawa, showing a group of seven samurai helping a poor village under attack.
Django Unchained (2012)
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Length: 2h 45m
A former slave sets out to rescue his wife from a plantation. A modern Western in Tarantino style with plenty of gory scenes and great humour.
(9/10)
Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Director: Frank Darabont
Length: 2h 22m
An innocent man is convicted for the murder of his wife, and needs to learn how to survive in prison. Still one of the best films ever made, and an obligatory watch.
Dr. Zhivago (1965)
Director: David Lean
Length: 3h 17m
Follows the life of a Russian doctor during WWI and the Russian Revolution. Based on the novel by Boris Pasternak, with Omar Sharif and the wonderful Julie Christie.
The Revenant (2015)
Director: Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu
Length: 2h 36m
The film that finally brought Leonardo DiCaprio his well-deserved Oscar. He plays a frontiersman enduring hardships including attacks on his group by native tribes and a bear. Visually stunning.
Ben-Hur (1959)
Director: William Wyler
Length: 3h 32m
A Jewish prince in Jerusalem is betrayed and imprisoned by the Romans, and tries to seek his revenge. The most expensive film of its time, based on the novel by Lew Wallace.
(Remake 2016 with Jack Huston, not too bad either.)
The Green Mile (1999)
Director: Frank Darabont
Length: 3h 09m
Another classic by the master of long prison films. A black man is on death row for horrible crimes, and is affecting the lives of his prison guards. Based on the novel by Stephen King.
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