10 Long Movies We Can't Get Enough Of

Length in filmmaking doesn’t always necessarily translate to quality. Some filmmakers can overindulge their ideas and end up creating sprawling messes; the narrative of other films can meander too much and lose the interest of its audience.

While an average feature film length will hover around the 90-120-minute mark, what’s most important is what time is needed to craft the best film a director can: Paul Thomas Anderson made the lengthy and dense Boogie Nights and Magnolia before deciding to make the much-shorter Punch-Drunk Love in response to his previous exertions; all are great and the needs of the films suited their eventual running times.

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