Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago

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Three hours. That’s how long it takes for the average human to watch a football game, drive between major cities, or... sit through another Hollywood epic. But is a three-hour film worth sitting through? Sometimes, yes, other times, they feel like a test of endurance.
So, what makes a long movie work?

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0:00 Intro
0:31 Pacing
1:32 Appreciating 90 Min Movies
2:52 Jeanne Dielman (1975)
3:42 Babylon (2022)
4:20 Smile 2 Rant
5:24 "Movies Don't Need To Be Long"
6:18 Cutting Scenes?
7:48 Are Long Movies Bad?
8:26 Final Thoughts
9:16 Sponsor

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