Why are some movies longer

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows why are some movies longer

poster Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer
7mn - Animation
Jack is trying to impress Susie with his ambition to visit the Land of the Giants. She watches as he demonstrates the strength with which he will conquer the giant. Then we see the cat and dog loading up …
poster Men O' War
Men O' War
(3.6/5)
19mn - Comedy
Sailors Stan and Ollie offer to buy sodas for two women they meet in a park, even though they are short on cash. Luckily Stan wins the jackpot on a slot machine and the boys have enough money to rent a bo…
poster Christus
Christus
(3.1/5)
97mn - Drama
Antamoro's CHRISTUS, epic in scale and ambition, and featuring decidedly otherworldly special effects, was released in 1916. Telling the story of the Life of Christ, the film is divided into three segment…
poster The Campus Carmen
The Campus Carmen
20mn - Comedy
A campus set-up of Carmen featuring Daphne Pollard & Carole Lombard.
poster The Married Virgin
The Married Virgin
(2.7/5)
71mn - Drama, Romance
In order to save her wealthy father from disgrace and a possible prison sentence, a daughter agrees to marry the gigolo who's been blackmailing him...
poster The Broken Violin
The Broken Violin
3mn - Drama
If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment. Hopefully one day a complete print will turn up but until…
poster The Warrior
The Warrior
(3/5)
94mn - War, Comedy, Action
A soldier of near-superhuman strength fights battles in the First World War and wages a private war to rescue a young woman from the castle where she is imprisoned.
poster Drama at the Bottom of the Sea
Drama at the Bottom of the Sea
(2.8/5)
1mn - Adventure, Fantasy
Using a blue tint to set the scene under the sea, this is a short, surprisingly violent film where two divers fight to the death with axes over some treasure beneath the waves.
poster Cleopatra
Cleopatra
(3.3/5)
125mn - Drama, History
The story of Cleopatra, the fabulous queen of Egypt, and the epic romances between her and the greatest men of Rome, Julius Caesar and Antony. Only a small fragment of this film survives.
poster The Last Blood
The Last Blood
(2.7/5)
93mn - War, Action
A soldier attacks his corrupt superior officer and is court marshalled but before he can be sent to a firing squad he escapes...
poster By the Sun's Rays
By the Sun's Rays
11mn - Western, Action
The earliest surviving film featuring Lon Chaney in a major role, By the Sun's Ray's was but one of several 2-reel westerns starring the florid Murdock MacQuarrie. MacQuarrie plays a detective investigati…
poster Bootleggers
Bootleggers
(2.6/5)
110mn - Comedy, Crime
A bunch of bootleggers run booze in the South.
poster Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life
14mn - Comedy
When a woman's husband leaves town, she begins to see odd things happening in her house. Afraid that gangsters are after her, she becomes increasingly anxious.
poster The Last Fling
The Last Fling
(3.1/5)
95mn - Comedy, Romance, Short
A young woman decides to have one more romantic escapade before marrying her dull fiancé.
poster Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
9mn - Fantasy, Family
This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall o…
poster Whys and Otherwise
Whys and Otherwise
(3/5)
7mn - Animation
Felix the Cat comes home late after a night of drunken revelry at a nightclub. He tells his rolling pin-wielding wife three ludicrous tales to explain himself.
poster Lonely Wives
Lonely Wives
(3.1/5)
85mn - Comedy
A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line. When an actor-impersonator comes to see him, the two switch lives.
poster Children of the Age
Children of the Age
62mn - Drama, Romance
The picture tells the story of Maria, a devoted wife of a bank employee. The couple has a cozy life; they have a baby but he is cared for by their maid so Maria can spend her time doing terrific things li…
poster Leave of Absence
Leave of Absence
(2.8/5)
88mn - Drama, Short
A man asks his wife for a 'leave of absence' in order to care for his mistress who is dying of cancer.
poster A Tale of Two Cities
A Tale of Two Cities
30mn - Drama, History
A condensed silent film version of the Charles Dickens classic about the French Revolution and its subsequent Reign of Terror.
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