It seems like movies are getting longer. The question is, are movies getting better — or just longer? Sure, there were plenty of epic-length Hollywood flicks in the past, but many of these films are now acknowledged as classics. Will any of the current Hollywood fare listed here ever join their ranks in the pantheon of great films?
Films in current release:
“The Green Mile” 3 hours
“Magnolia” 2:59
“Any Given Sunday” 2:42
“Titus” 2:42
“The Insider” 2:37
“Angela’s Ashes” 2:25
“The Talented Mr. Ripley” 2:19
“The Cider House Rules” 2:11
“Snow Falling on Cedars” 2:06
“The Hurricane” 2:05
“Man on the Moon” 1:58
“Toy Story 2” 1:32
Classics
“Gone With the Wind” 3:42
“Lawrence of Arabia” 3:36
“Doctor Zhivago” 3:17
“The Godfather” 2:55
“The Guns of Navarone” 2:37
“Citizen Kane” 1:59
“Seven Brides for Seven Brothers” 1:43
“Casablanca” 1:42
“The Thin Man” 1:33
“The Maltese Falcon” 1:20
