13 Movies That Were Way Longer Than They Needed To Be

There’s nothing inherently wrong with a movie being long, but some films feel like too much, failing to justify their runtimes. Such films can have incredible craft and an interesting premise, but if they fail to engage the audience throughout, they can seem to overstay their welcome. It doesn’t matter how long a movie is, but rather how long a movie is good. A bad short film can feel longer than a good long movie. Films like The Godfather, Oppenheimer, and Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles justify their lengthy runtimes, while a shorter film can feel twice as long if the pacing is off.