All through 2024, filmmakers have launched a number of movies lasting between two and 4 hours, however a few of the longer movies should not definitely worth the viewers's additional time and a spotlight. After the strikes of 2023, viewers entered the final 12 months with additional enthusiasm. A number of the highest-grossing movies of 2024 included Marvel's Depraved, Wolverine & Deadpool, and Inside Out 2. Along with providing many wonderful authentic movies, the 12 months introduced many movies lasting over 2 hours.
Lengthy movies are nothing new in Hollywood, however they're traditionally tough to market. This makes it spectacular that 9 of the 12 months's ten longest movies had been launched in theaters relatively than going on to streaming. Regardless of this, a few of 2024's longest movies have acquired nice followers and carried out properly on the field workplace. Nonetheless, some filmmakers pushed their luck an excessive amount of in 2024, making movies that didn't justify their size.
10
Cabrini (March 8, 2024)
Period: 2 hours and 22 minutes
On the backside of the longest movies of 2024 is the biopic Cabrini. The movie follows the primary canonized American Catholic saint, St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, as she makes an attempt to ascertain housing and well being take care of impoverished Italian immigrants within the slums of New York. Like many biopics, this movie is lengthy as a result of it covers a big portion of Cabrini's life, spanning three many years.
In the end, the two hour and 22 minute runtime helps Cabrini succeed relatively than hinder it. Director Alejandro Gomez Monteverde makes use of the longer working time to unfold key details about his childhood, religion, and immigration to the US. This context explains their motivation and mindset when going through sexism and xenophobia. Some moments dragged, however general the movie had a gentle tempo, utilizing the additional time strategically to color an in depth image of Cabrini's state of affairs.
9
Divorce within the Black (July 11, 2024)
Period: 2 hours and 23 minutes
The one streaming movie to look within the prime 10 longest movies of 2024 is Tyler Perry's Divorce within the Black. The Prime Video drama tells the story of Ava, a girl who will get a second probability along with her old flame after her abusive husband decides to depart the wedding. Divorce within the Black lasts 2 hours and 23 minutes, and the size neither hinders nor helps the drama. There's an excellent motive why Divorce within the Black has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Regardless of Divorce within the Black's wonderful forged, solely the primary 10 minutes of Tyler Perry's movie are intriguing. The remainder of the movie is crammed with dangerous dialogue, random shifts in tone, stereotypes, and a frustratingly clichéd ending. Though some scenes in Divorce within the Black had been pointless and will have been minimize, this could not have saved the movie from complete vital failure.
8
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (Could 10, 2024)
Period: 2 hours and 25 minutes
The latest installment within the Planet of the Apes movie franchise is the 2024 movie Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. 300 years after Caesar's demise, the movie follows a younger chimpanzee named Noa and a human named Mae who attempt to discover freedom towards a tyrannical chief who distorts Caesar's messages.
The working time of two hours and 25 minutes for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes could seem scary to most viewers, but it surely's not misplaced for the sci-fi franchise. The earlier movie, Struggle for the Planet of the Apes, was simply 5 minutes shorter. As such, the size isn't a difficulty per se, however the movie may have been trimmed down by a couple of minutes. Some scenes within the center linger a little bit too lengthy with out having a dramatic influence.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (Could 24, 2024)
Operating time: 2 hours and 28 minutes
9 years after the discharge of Mad Max: Fury Highway, Warner Bros. has launched a prequel specializing in the origin story of Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa. Within the movie, the primary character tries to outlive and return to her house after being kidnapped in Lugar Verde de Many Mães. Furiosa lasts considerably longer than the opposite movies within the franchise, surpassing the unique by an hour.
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Mad Max Execution instances |
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Mad Max |
1 hour and 25 minutes |
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Mad Max 2: The Highway Warrior |
1 hour and 34 minutes |
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Mad Max past the Thunderdome |
1 hour and 47 minutes |
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Mad Max: Fury Highway |
2 hours |
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga |
2 hours and 28 minutes |
Sadly, the Mad Max prequel doesn't justify its two hour and 28 minute runtime. A 3rd of Furiosa seems like exposition that might have been edited considerably, as a lot of it was not integral to the plot, and the pacing may have been picked up all through the movie. Regardless of this, the movie thrives due to A+ performing, implausible motion sequences, and beautiful visuals. It might not attain the extent of Fury Highway, however Furiosa continues to be a fantastic addition to the general franchise.
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Gladiator II
Operating time: 2 hours and 28 minutes
The 2000 movie Gladiator is taken into account top-of-the-line historic warfare movies of all time, however the sequel doesn't attain the identical stage of success. Gladiator II follows Lucius Verus “Hanno” Aurelius, a person who embarks on a journey to precise revenge on the Roman emperors who took management of his house. The unique Gladiator movie is 2 hours and 35 minutes lengthy, so the sequel's 2 hours and 28 minute runtime must be acceptable at face worth.
Sadly, the sequel isn't as compelling as the unique, with a number of scenes feeling pointless to the general plot. Because of this, the size is a hindrance to the general story. Surprisingly, Gladiator II was initially considerably longer. Ridley Scott's first model of the movie ran 3 hours and 40 minutes, and he introduced in Gianluigi Toccafondo to assist shorten the ultimate minimize (through Collider).
5
Depraved (November 22, 2024)
Period: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Eleven years after the Broadway musical premiered, the primary set up of a two-part Depraved movie adaptation has hit the massive display screen. The movie tells the story of the Depraved Witch of the West, often known as Elphaba, as she research at Shiz College alongside Glinda the Good. The ending of Depraved separates the movies at “Defying Gravity,” the track that divides Act 1 and Act 2. Director Jon M. Chu's determination to separate Depraved into two has been controversial since the primary movie runs 2 hours and 40 minutes, 10 minutes longer than the whole Broadway musical.
Nonetheless, the additional time really advantages the story. Depraved modifications the Broadway musical by increasing character arcs and giving extra time to relationships. In the end, the one a part of the musical adaptation that feels too lengthy is “Defying Gravity,” which runs a minute and 46 seconds longer than the unique.
4
Varieties of kindness
Period: 2 hours and 44 minutes
Following the success of the 2023 darkish comedy Poor Issues, critics and audiences have eagerly awaited Yorgos Lanthimos' subsequent movie. His 2024 movie Sorts of Kindness is a triptych that explores the human situation with biting misanthropy. As an alternative of adjusting the protagonists of every story, the identical actors seem as varied characters all through the anthology. Nobody must be shocked by the two hours and 44 minutes of Sorts of Kindness. In the long run, 4 of Lanthimos' final 5 movies had been 2 hours or longer, making it a notable characteristic of his movies.
Nonetheless, response to the story and size of Sorts of Kindness has been extremely divided. The director's narrative type and self-aggrandizing wit are an acquired style that turns off many viewers members. Within the case of Sorts of Kindness, the size makes these qualities much less bearable. This film may have been minimize in half and the story would have labored simply as properly. As such, the padded scenes really feel like Oscar bait relatively than providing something significant to common audiences.
3
Dune: Half 2 (March 1, 2024)
Period: 2 hours and 46 minutes
Based mostly on the 1965 novel of the identical title by Frank Herbert, the 2021 movie Dune bought a second half in 2024. Dune: Half Two follows the journey of Paul Atreides as he seeks revenge for the destruction of his household. The movie is the second a part of a contemporary area opera, a style that permits for longer movies that inform an epic story. The movie's 2 hours and 46 minutes runtime could seem daunting at first look, but it surely's no stranger than 2001: A Area Odyssey, which runs 2 hours and 29 minutes, or Avatar, which runs 2 hours and 42 minutes.
Fortunately, the size of Dune: Half 2 advantages the story by providing extra character growth and motion. Nearly each scene has an influence on the bigger story, making the runtime really feel mandatory. Moreover, the movie flies by regardless of being virtually three hours lengthy, as a result of the tempo and rigidity are fixed.
2
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (June 28, 2024)
Operating time: 3 hours and 1 minute
Kevin Costner started writing his ardour mission – Horizon: An American Saga – in 1988, and the primary of 4 movies was launched in 2024. The movie tells the fictional story of American settlers who sought a life within the West in 1859. A length 3 hours and 1 minute is a major requirement for theatrically launched movies. Costner's movie tries to justify the size by portray the movie as an epic Western movie protecting a 15-year interval of historical past, and maybe the response would have been totally different if the only movie coated the whole story.
Nonetheless, Horizon: An American Saga feels extra like the primary three episodes of a TV sequence. The size prolongs pointless character arcs in a story that feels disjointed. It additionally has a damaging influence on income as a result of few individuals pays cinema costs to see 4 three-hour movies. Frankly, after Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 bombed on the field workplace and Chapter 2's horrible preliminary evaluations, there's no promise that the third and fourth movies might be made. In the end, Costner would have been higher off adapting his story for TV.
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The Brutalist (December 20, 2024)
Period: 3 hours and 35 minutes
The longest movie of 2024 is The Brutalist – winner of the 2025 Golden Globe for Greatest Drama Movie. The historic drama tells the story of a Jewish architect named László Toth who survives the Holocaust and strikes to the US together with his spouse looking for the American Dream. Director and screenwriter Brady Corbet knew that bringing the movie to audiences can be an uphill battle, contemplating the three hour and 35 minute runtime. In his Golden Globe acceptance speech, he revealed that manufacturing firms informed him that The Brutalist wasn't distributable and that nobody would see it (through The Hollywood Reporter).
Surprisingly, the drama utterly justifies the absurdly lengthy working time. At first look, the movie is a couple of man making an attempt to construct a constructing, however in actuality, The Brutalist sends profound messages in regards to the unattainability of the American Dream. Prolonged scenes enable the movie's emotional weight to shine by because the viewers watches as an alternative of hitting them later. In the end, Corbet was proper to carry agency on the movie's size.