What is the best film you've seen that was under 100 minutes?

One thing I've noticed about almost all of the films that are considered the best is that they're usually pretty lengthy. I thought it'd be interesting to talk about the great films that are shorter in length.

Which under 100 min film, that you've seen, do you consider the best?

My pick is the Malick masterpiece: Days of Heaven.

Probably not my favorite, but High Noon sprang to my mind.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the first to spring to mind.



But the real answer is Pixar's Up.

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Don't have a single film, but do have a couple:

- 12 Angry Men
- Paths of Glory
- Airplane
- Sherlock Jr.
- Fargo

There's probably a lot more but these are just the ones that popped in within 2 minutes.

EDIT- Brain fart. I excluded Dr. Strangelove.

Fargo and Rusmore are both under 100 minutes and in my top 5.

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It's hard to recall, but some of the ones I do remember are Pixar's Red's Dream and The Snowman (1982).

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Yeah I wouldn't say Days of Heaven is one of my all time favorites either, but I do think it's a masterpiece. To me "favorite" and "greatest" are separate categories.

Looking through the list, I was surprised to see how many are under 100 mins. Reservoir Dogs and Moon were two that stuck out, but I would have to go with Clerks.

Love the dialogue, the simplicity, the soundtrack, black and white, Randall, salsa shark, Return of the Muppets, milk maids...I shouldn't even be here today.

City Lights of course. The #1 romantic comedy of all time.

Night and Fog

The Eternal Jew

Before Sunset, clocking in at a scant 80 minutes, is my personal favorite. Like the slightly longer Before Sunrise (which is 105 minutes long) and Before Midnight (109 minutes), it is essentially 100% dialog and an absolutely absorbing experience.

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Spring Breakers
Vital
Blue Spring

Original Godzilla (96 Minutes)
The Wicker Man (88 Minutes)
Duel (90 Minutes)

Rashomon (Kurosawa, 1950)

Probably the best one!

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10 by release date

Paths of Glory (1957) ------------------------------ 88 min.
Django (1966) ------------------------------------------ 92 min.
Coffy (1973) --------------------------------------------- 91 min.
Foxy Brown (1974) ---------------------------------- 94 min.
Black Christmas (1974) --------------------------- 98 min.
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) --- 83 min.
Eraserhead (1977) ------------------------------------ 89 min.
Halloween (1978) ------------------------------------- 91 min.
The Burning (1981) ----------------------------------- 91 min.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) ----------- 91 min.

Can't believe no one mentioned McCabe & Mrs. Miller.

Five Easy Pieces
Waking Life
Sherlock, Jr.
In A Lonely Place
Laura
The Seventh Seal
Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
The Spirit of the Beehive
Trouble in Paradise
Bande a Part
House
Walkabout
Aguirre, Wrath of God
The Trouble With Harry
Sunrise
Sweet Smell of Success
Yellow Submarine
The Maltese Falcon
Rashomon
Badlands
The Bicycle Thieves
Breathless
Touch of Evil
After Hours
Videodrome
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Carnal Knowledge
Fargo
Reservoir Dogs
Up
Gravity
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Team America: World Police
Monsters, Inc.
Airplane!
Killing Them Softly
WALL-E
This Is Spinal Tap
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Toy Story 2
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Life of Brian
Chicken Run
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Fly
Paths of Glory
Eraserhead
Sexy Beast

Daniel doesn't really like short movies so stop asking.

Gravity.

The Seventh Seal is less than 100 minutes? It feels so much longer than that.