A Glean movie guide
90 Minutes or Less
All killer, no filler.
High-impact cinema for when you're short on time but big on standards.
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The movie list
- 01
Toy Story
A groundbreaking animation that packs more heart and humor into 81 minutes than most epics.
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
- 02
Before Sunset
A masterclass in dialogue that captures a lifetime of longing in a near-real-time walk through Paris.
Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.
- 03
Run Lola Run
A high-octane, stylistic sprint that reinvents the thriller with every ticking second.
Lola receives a phone call from her boyfriend Manni. He lost 100,000 DM in a subway train that belongs to a very bad guy. She has 20 minutes to raise this amount and meet Manni. Otherwise, he will rob a store to get the money. Three different alternatives may happen depending on some minor event along Lola's run.
- 04
What We Do in the Shadows
A riotously funny mockumentary that breathes fresh, hilarious life into vampire lore.
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
- 05
A Quiet Place
A masterfully tense survival thriller that uses silence to create unbearable suspense.
A family is forced to live in silence while hiding from creatures that hunt by sound.
- 06
Rashomon
An essential cinematic puzzle that explores the nature of truth through four conflicting perspectives.
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
- 07
Shiva Baby
A claustrophobic and razor-sharp comedy of manners that turns a family gathering into a high-stakes thriller.
College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.
- 08
Airplane!
A relentless barrage of visual gags and puns that remains the gold standard for spoof comedies.
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 09
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, wondrous escape into childhood imagination from the masters at Studio Ghibli.
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
- 10
Primer
A dense and rewarding time-travel mystery that respects the viewer's intelligence at every turn.
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.