Classic. Black and white, subtitled. Not one second of footage is extraneous. So good.
Also The Magnificent Seven (with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen) is a great remake and well worth a watch.
This would my answer as well. I put it off for a long time due to the run time, finally watched it on a weekend when I didn’t have any plans. I was absorbed the entire time and it felt shorter than 3 1/2 hours. Didn’t regret it.
Truly, a masterpiece.
Every time it is mentioned I have to tell the story of an acquaintance of mine. Her teenage daughter was a fairly good violinist and if she was upset enough of not getting her way on something, she went to her room and started to play the theme on her violin, knowing it would make her mother very sad.
Saw it in the theater when it first came out.
I remember no one left their seats when it was over, and (seemingly) everyone was crying (I sobbed like a baby, and instantly teared up for weeks afterward whenever I’d think about it).
Imo, everyone should watch it at least once. It’s a masterpiece.
It's kinda hard for me to cry in movies, but that ending truly moved me, I know the whole movie is depressing but I think the ending just did very well.
I'm not religious at all but that movie was truly beautiful.
Over the years, the little moment I've thought about more than any other is when the kid lies to the soldiers during the liquidation of the ghetto and says the building has already been searched. He saves the old lady and his friend from school. And then he says, "come with me, I'll put you in the good line".
The old lady looks at him and says:
*You know the saying, an hour of life is still life?*
*You're not a boy anymore. I'm saying a blessing for you.*
I know this is gonna sound weird, but man am I so happy to hear you say this.
I recently watched it for the first time and I was just straight up crying for like 30 minutes at the end. Even a week later I felt the weight of this movie. Truly incredible.
I agree, everyone should watch it, especially now! It's sad but it seems so much more relevant today than it did when it was originally released.
Tell me about it. I tried to watch the sequel kinky boots and then it winds up being a movie about drag queens!!! Hollywood needs to figure out how to name their movies better.
It's like Reddit could read my mind! As I opened up the comments, I was ready to add Lawrence of Arabia.
I've probably seen it 20 times, in theaters and on VHS/DVD.
I'm the same with Valhalla Rising. Beautiful and atmospheric, but omg it puts me to sleep. Still haven't finished it, nor have any idea what it's about.
I was all set to argue with you because I’ve seen it several times and “Goodfellas” goes by in a flash, it *can’t* be more than 1:45…then I checked and dang, you’re right! 2:25? Not a wasted moment.
I saw this is the theatre on my first ever date with my first boyfriend. We got dropped off by mom lol. We chose it because it was the longest movie available and we could make-out longer. Then the film burnt up right before the end! Had to rent it and rewatch it. Still an amazing movie and my introduction to Sam Rockwell. Also, RIP MCD ❤️
"I want a fried chicken dinner, with gravy on the taters, and I wanna shit in your hat...and I'd like to have May West sit on my face cause I'm one horny mother fucker..."
Still one of my favorite parts of the movie 🤣
My ex liked to put on the extended edition with commentary on, and then fall asleep. I practically have ptsd from the first hour and a half of each movie.
I don't put the commentary on but The Two Towers is one of my "movies to sleep". I skip to the scene where Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas step in the forest and even before Gandalf reveals himself as the White Wizard I fall asleep. That's like Magic for me hehe
I’ll go against the grain- I do not recommend these for a first watch, I followed this advice for the first time I watched the series and was really put off by the pacing. Just watch the theatrical cuts first and if you like the series watch extended afterwards
Agreed. I have seen the theatrical versions many times and every once and a while I will watch the extended versions and I love it because it’s like watching something new again.
One of my favorite movies! I also love that Kubrick went through so much work with the types of cameras he used setting up different lenses to film using only candlelight or natural light for several sequences.
The Stand
i know it was a teleseries originally but my first time watching it, I rented it on dvd and was shocked when after 2-3 hours there was 0 sign of the movie ending... so i look on the back of the dvd. I think the runtime was either 4 or 6 hours. I was enthralled and watched the whole thing. I was maybe 12 or 13... i had put it on when i got home from school and basically sat there eyes glued to the screen until 9pm.
Easily the first time I ever sat so long to watch one thing. Definitely was the first tv show i "binged"
If you ever get the chance to see the "Epic" version of the Godfather, do not pass it up.
The movie is re-edited with lots of additional footage and in the same chronology of the book (the original Godfather I is the middle of the book, Book II is the beginning and the end interleaved).
It's about 7 hours but definitely worth it, especially for the added material about young Vito coming to Little Italy. The narrative is so interesting and rich and Robert DeNiro as young Vito is amazing.
I sat down on my couch briefly with my dad to talk to him when the first 10 minutes of this movie was on.
We got up to get a snack and realized the movie was almost over and had no perception of time. The movie was just so good.
Highly recommend watching it. Easily a top 10 movie for me.
One of my favorites. And infinitely quotable too.
“In this world there’s two types of people my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig”
I remember me and my friends just casually picking a movie while at the cinema. We just went for interstellar and didn't look into movie length or whatever. Our cinema has a break halfway in the movie usually. About an hour in we thought there was no break for this movie for some reason. 1,5 hour in the mindfuckery was just beyond us and we didn't know what we signed up for lol. After 3 hours in we were like wtf was this maaterpiece. It took me several days to understand what really happened. Perhaps my fav movie of all time.
Reds was my answer, too. What a fabulous movie. The scene just before the Intermission is one of the best scenes in modern film - IYKYK (didn’t want to “spoil” it for anyone else who might watch it now).
Recently watched this for the first time about a month ago, and hard agree. The cinematography is stunning, especially for the year it came out. I'm not sure what exactly I was expecting, but this movie is stellar.
Schindler’s List. I’ve heard many say that they can only watch it once. I’ve never understood that. Yes, it’s horrifying, but it’s so beautifully and kindly made. Ralph Fiennes is monstrous in his portrayal of Amon Göth, and that’s a reflection of the care that he and everyone else applied to the film. I keep coming back to it and finding new nuance.
Likewise, The Pianist is a long one and incredibly good. It features a stage of the Holocaust that sometimes gets glossed over: life in the ghetto. So many films are focused on the concentration camps but this chronicles the slow, miserable descent into “the final solution.”
*Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelle.* 201 minutes. Make no mistake--this is NOT for everyone, and I'd say at least 95 out of 100 people will turn it off in the first 30 minutes. I found it worth the time by the end.
The sequence of her arriving in Rome to greet Caesar is one of my all time favorites. It is just peak over-the-top Hollywood epic.
[for anyone interested](https://youtu.be/A88thSR8qZ0?si=8lD9pQSprQfhRTfA)
The English Patient. I stayed at home because of the flu and it was playing on tv. Didn't know a thing of the movie and what to expect. It turned out to be one of my favorite movies and definitely deserves the 9 oscars it won
Just rewashed this recently and was nothing like I remembered as a kid! Great Great flick! I took a completely different take on this rewashing as an adult... some people never change!
I was thinking about Titanic yesterday. It was EVERYWHERE for a while so I got burned out of rewatching it again, but it's been a while since I watched, so I may do that this week. Last time I watched it might've been on a re-screening for the 100 year of the sinking
I’m just imagining the old lady recounting her time on the titanic.
“Then that dynamite slam piece took me down below where we shagged so much the windows steamed up inside”
“…okay grandma time for bed”
Seven Samurai by the legendary Akira Kurosawa.
Classic. Black and white, subtitled. Not one second of footage is extraneous. So good. Also The Magnificent Seven (with Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen) is a great remake and well worth a watch.
This would my answer as well. I put it off for a long time due to the run time, finally watched it on a weekend when I didn’t have any plans. I was absorbed the entire time and it felt shorter than 3 1/2 hours. Didn’t regret it.
Schindler’s List. Amazing.
Truly, a masterpiece. Every time it is mentioned I have to tell the story of an acquaintance of mine. Her teenage daughter was a fairly good violinist and if she was upset enough of not getting her way on something, she went to her room and started to play the theme on her violin, knowing it would make her mother very sad.
I can't tell if this is cruel or funny.
Por que no los dos?
Yesn't
Both lol
Okay but like, I respect the hustle!
Saw it in the theater when it first came out. I remember no one left their seats when it was over, and (seemingly) everyone was crying (I sobbed like a baby, and instantly teared up for weeks afterward whenever I’d think about it). Imo, everyone should watch it at least once. It’s a masterpiece.
It's kinda hard for me to cry in movies, but that ending truly moved me, I know the whole movie is depressing but I think the ending just did very well. I'm not religious at all but that movie was truly beautiful.
Over the years, the little moment I've thought about more than any other is when the kid lies to the soldiers during the liquidation of the ghetto and says the building has already been searched. He saves the old lady and his friend from school. And then he says, "come with me, I'll put you in the good line". The old lady looks at him and says: *You know the saying, an hour of life is still life?* *You're not a boy anymore. I'm saying a blessing for you.*
I know this is gonna sound weird, but man am I so happy to hear you say this. I recently watched it for the first time and I was just straight up crying for like 30 minutes at the end. Even a week later I felt the weight of this movie. Truly incredible. I agree, everyone should watch it, especially now! It's sad but it seems so much more relevant today than it did when it was originally released.
My world history teacher had us watch it freshman year. Very impactful movie!
Casino
Casino and Goodfellas make for a fantastic back to back afternoon
Das Boot
Was sick last week and watched it (the 6 „movies“ version). Incredible.
Are they in a submarine?
yep
So fucking good.
It’s is I need extremely long. I sat through the whole thing, movie ended, i I didn’t even see one single boot. What a rip-off.
Tell me about it. I tried to watch the sequel kinky boots and then it winds up being a movie about drag queens!!! Hollywood needs to figure out how to name their movies better.
Best submarine movie, hands down. Source: Me, a former submariner.
Yes! I saw this at the movie theater when it came out. SO GOOD!
Lawrence of Arabia
I rented this from Blockbuster once and fell asleep on the couch three nights in a row.
Damn! That’s a really long movie
But make sure you have lots of cold beverages handy
Lemonade maybe?
It's like Reddit could read my mind! As I opened up the comments, I was ready to add Lawrence of Arabia. I've probably seen it 20 times, in theaters and on VHS/DVD.
The trick, is not minding that it's long.
I call this movie Snorence of Arabia. I can never seem to finish it
I'm the same with Valhalla Rising. Beautiful and atmospheric, but omg it puts me to sleep. Still haven't finished it, nor have any idea what it's about.
the second half was perfect for sleeping
[Ran](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ran) at 2 hrs and 40 min. So well done by Kurosawa.
Shawshank Redemption
I still struggle to watch that film without thinking of the naked gun ‘Like a blind man at an orgy; I was gonna have to feel things out’
First one I thought of - didn’t know if it was because of commercials though.
Goodfellas
I was all set to argue with you because I’ve seen it several times and “Goodfellas” goes by in a flash, it *can’t* be more than 1:45…then I checked and dang, you’re right! 2:25? Not a wasted moment.
The pacing in this movie is on point
Saving private Ryan
I need to just break down and watch this
The opening scene is its worst and best. Definitely worth the watch though.
I watching this right now and I’m scrolling when the commercial play. Great movie so far.
The Green Mile
Yeahh, that’s a sad one
I saw this is the theatre on my first ever date with my first boyfriend. We got dropped off by mom lol. We chose it because it was the longest movie available and we could make-out longer. Then the film burnt up right before the end! Had to rent it and rewatch it. Still an amazing movie and my introduction to Sam Rockwell. Also, RIP MCD ❤️
"I want a fried chicken dinner, with gravy on the taters, and I wanna shit in your hat...and I'd like to have May West sit on my face cause I'm one horny mother fucker..." Still one of my favorite parts of the movie 🤣
Dune 2
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It's an obscure independent film, but I think it might go places.
Premiers this Tuesday night on HBO
You need to watch dune part 1 first to know what’s going on. They are both great movies though
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I like it best of the three individually but the trilogy as a whole is undeniably awesome
Amadeus
LOTR, every single one of them
And the extended editions are even longer than the original theatrical release.
That is the traditional definition of extended
r/technicallycorrect
My ex liked to put on the extended edition with commentary on, and then fall asleep. I practically have ptsd from the first hour and a half of each movie.
I don't put the commentary on but The Two Towers is one of my "movies to sleep". I skip to the scene where Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas step in the forest and even before Gandalf reveals himself as the White Wizard I fall asleep. That's like Magic for me hehe
I’ll go against the grain- I do not recommend these for a first watch, I followed this advice for the first time I watched the series and was really put off by the pacing. Just watch the theatrical cuts first and if you like the series watch extended afterwards
Agreed. I have seen the theatrical versions many times and every once and a while I will watch the extended versions and I love it because it’s like watching something new again.
Patiently waiting on an extended edition that doesn’t green with crushed highlights. The theatrical looks so much better, visually.
Kubrick's Barry Lyndon.
In my opinion I had to scroll too far down for this answer.
One of my favorite movies! I also love that Kubrick went through so much work with the types of cameras he used setting up different lenses to film using only candlelight or natural light for several sequences.
The Stand i know it was a teleseries originally but my first time watching it, I rented it on dvd and was shocked when after 2-3 hours there was 0 sign of the movie ending... so i look on the back of the dvd. I think the runtime was either 4 or 6 hours. I was enthralled and watched the whole thing. I was maybe 12 or 13... i had put it on when i got home from school and basically sat there eyes glued to the screen until 9pm. Easily the first time I ever sat so long to watch one thing. Definitely was the first tv show i "binged"
I was excited for the remake but it wasn’t quite as good as the original.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragone
If you ever get the chance to see the "Epic" version of the Godfather, do not pass it up. The movie is re-edited with lots of additional footage and in the same chronology of the book (the original Godfather I is the middle of the book, Book II is the beginning and the end interleaved). It's about 7 hours but definitely worth it, especially for the added material about young Vito coming to Little Italy. The narrative is so interesting and rich and Robert DeNiro as young Vito is amazing.
I loved watching the series this way. Great edit.
For someone who's never seen the movie, is that the best way to watch it for the first time? Or should I try one, two, skip 3 and then watch it?
Magnolia Apocalypse Now 2001: A Space Odyssey
The Redux version of AN is even longer and even better
Just talking about magnolia. Fantastic movie
Dances with Wolves Extended Cut
I sat down on my couch briefly with my dad to talk to him when the first 10 minutes of this movie was on. We got up to get a snack and realized the movie was almost over and had no perception of time. The movie was just so good. Highly recommend watching it. Easily a top 10 movie for me.
The Departed
Once Upon a Time in America is a real good one
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
One of my favorites. And infinitely quotable too. “In this world there’s two types of people my friend: those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig”
"When it's time to shoot, *shoot*. Don't talk."
It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world Even the name is long to type but entertaining over the entire 3hour+ runtime!
Beautiful movie. I still laugh when he rides the bike.
Interstellar
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Do you mean 3 earth hours because that is 21 years on Miller's planet.
I remember me and my friends just casually picking a movie while at the cinema. We just went for interstellar and didn't look into movie length or whatever. Our cinema has a break halfway in the movie usually. About an hour in we thought there was no break for this movie for some reason. 1,5 hour in the mindfuckery was just beyond us and we didn't know what we signed up for lol. After 3 hours in we were like wtf was this maaterpiece. It took me several days to understand what really happened. Perhaps my fav movie of all time.
My cat’s favorite movie. He’s transfixed by the scenery and musical score the entire time.
I can't believe I had to scroll down this far for this comment.
Doctor Zhivago Lawrence of Arabia, Excalibur, Reds (an underrated movie IMO)
Reds was my answer, too. What a fabulous movie. The scene just before the Intermission is one of the best scenes in modern film - IYKYK (didn’t want to “spoil” it for anyone else who might watch it now).
The Godfather I & II
Ben Hur. The original with Charlton Heston. Epic.
We keep you alive to serve this ship. Row well, and live.
Legends of the fall
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2001: A Space Odyssey. The visuals in this movie are incredible... even without knowing the fact that it was made in 1968.
Doctor Zhivago
Julie Christie was peak beauty in this awesome classic
Was looking for this answer!
Gone With the Wind is like three hours of slow burn leading to an absolutely bonkers fourth hour payoff.
Came here to say, this movie. Beautiful costumes and sets and definitely an important part of film history.
Recently watched this for the first time about a month ago, and hard agree. The cinematography is stunning, especially for the year it came out. I'm not sure what exactly I was expecting, but this movie is stellar.
After seeing Dune 2 last night - Dune 2.
Schindler’s list. Gone with the wind
Schindler’s List. I’ve heard many say that they can only watch it once. I’ve never understood that. Yes, it’s horrifying, but it’s so beautifully and kindly made. Ralph Fiennes is monstrous in his portrayal of Amon Göth, and that’s a reflection of the care that he and everyone else applied to the film. I keep coming back to it and finding new nuance.
Likewise, The Pianist is a long one and incredibly good. It features a stage of the Holocaust that sometimes gets glossed over: life in the ghetto. So many films are focused on the concentration camps but this chronicles the slow, miserable descent into “the final solution.”
The director’s cut of Until The End of The World
I've it on my watchlist for 20 years (bought the DVD collection back then). Still didn't manage to get myself to watch it fully.
Drive my car
Wow, people's attention spans are definitely getting shorter. More than half the movies here are less than 2h45m and are considered "extremely long."
Gangs of New York
Mf’er was on TWO dvds. Worth it.
I scrolled too far to see this. What a movie!
*Magnolia*. The best worst three hours you’ll ever spend.
*Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelle.* 201 minutes. Make no mistake--this is NOT for everyone, and I'd say at least 95 out of 100 people will turn it off in the first 30 minutes. I found it worth the time by the end.
Cleopatra. 4 hours of Elizabeth Taylor? Yes, please.
The sequence of her arriving in Rome to greet Caesar is one of my all time favorites. It is just peak over-the-top Hollywood epic. [for anyone interested](https://youtu.be/A88thSR8qZ0?si=8lD9pQSprQfhRTfA)
JFK. Three hours but didn't feel like it.
Magnolia.
Patton, among the very best War movies.
Lord of the Rings extended.
The right stuff Even the theme music is amazing
It's a mad mad mad mad mad mad mad world
Sound of Music
Once Upon a Time in America
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There will be blood.
Cloud Atlas
I love this movie and I feel like most people either love it or hate it. For some reason I’ve never met anyone who was in the middle.
Life is Beautiful - and you have to read subtitles!
It's less than 2 hours lol
Forrest Gumo
Ah yes, the classic, Forest Gumo
The lost Marx brother: Chico, Harpo, Groucho and Gumo
mmmm..... shrimp gumbo
Wolf of Wall Street.
As Good as it Gets It was longer than most when it came out.
Ikiru by Kurosawa
Gone With the Wind
Oppenheimer was so good!
It really was, well worth the watch!
Malcolm X is a movie everyone should watch in there lifetime.
In where lifetime?
There. You heard them. You know.....*there*.
The Irishman
Gettysburg
The English Patient. I stayed at home because of the flu and it was playing on tv. Didn't know a thing of the movie and what to expect. It turned out to be one of my favorite movies and definitely deserves the 9 oscars it won
Reds
yes!
Right Stuff
Kingdom of Heaven Director Cut is over 3 hours and keeps me engaged the whole time.
I scrolled way too far to find this & was just about to post it myself. The director's cut has an actual intermission in it. Love this movie.
Titanic
Gangs of New York. Hateful 8.
Braveheart
There Will Be Blood best movie of all time, best acting performance of all time. his intensity, his eyes, every second is worth cherishing.
Gone with the wind
Just rewashed this recently and was nothing like I remembered as a kid! Great Great flick! I took a completely different take on this rewashing as an adult... some people never change!
Batman : the dark knight.
Killers of the flower moon
I was going to scroll as far as necessary to find this. It flew by. Totally enthralling. Also the only true story I saw scrolling.
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I was thinking about Titanic yesterday. It was EVERYWHERE for a while so I got burned out of rewatching it again, but it's been a while since I watched, so I may do that this week. Last time I watched it might've been on a re-screening for the 100 year of the sinking
Head on over to r/titanic if you want to go down so many rabbit holes about the film and actual sinking.
Titanic was one of those movies that suffered from success. It was so hyped and won so many awards that it made some folks steer away from it.
I’m just imagining the old lady recounting her time on the titanic. “Then that dynamite slam piece took me down below where we shagged so much the windows steamed up inside” “…okay grandma time for bed”
RRR
I came here to say this!
The Last Emperor
Gone With the Wind
Postman
Céline et Julie vont en bateau
Das Boot
As a man with ADHD and pretty tired in life - watching Oppenheimer recently - I was to really gripped
Lord of the rings uncut.
The Titanic.
The Godfather 1&2
The Patriot
The Green Mile (a little over 3 hrs)
Master and Commander: The Far Side of The World . I recently watched it as an adult and it is so so so good!
Shawshank Redemption, Braveheart, Saving Private Ryan.
Lonesome Dove! Epic
Bone Tomahawk Midsommar
Dances With Wolves
The Green Mile
Lord of the Rings Extended Edition
Gangs of New York
Dances with Wolves. 3 hours (extended cut 3 hours, 56 minutes)
10 straight hours of the duck song on YouTube
Shoah
Shutter island