A Glean movie guide
Short & Sharp
Maximum impact, minimum runtime.
Great movies that respect your time by clocking in at 90 minutes or less.
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The movie list
- 01
Run Lola Run
A kinetic, high-stakes thriller that plays out in a breathless 81 minutes.
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.
- 02
What We Do in the Shadows
This hilarious mockumentary finds endless comedy in the mundane lives of vampire roommates.
Vampire housemates try to cope with the complexities of modern life and show a newly turned hipster some of the perks of being undead.
- 03
Before Sunset
A masterclass in dialogue that captures a fleeting, profound connection in real-time.
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.
- 04
Toy Story
A perfect, endlessly rewatchable animated adventure that defined a generation.
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.
- 05
Locke
Tom Hardy delivers a gripping performance in this intense drama set entirely within a car.
Ivan Locke has worked hard to craft a good life for himself. Tonight, that life will collapse around him. On the eve of the biggest challenge of his career, Ivan receives a phone call that sets in motion a series of events that will unravel his family, job, and soul.
- 06
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, visually stunning masterpiece from Studio Ghibli that celebrates the wonder of childhood.
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.
- 07
Frances Ha
A charming and authentic look at the messy, beautiful reality of navigating your twenties.
An aspiring dancer moves to New York City and becomes caught up in a whirlwind of flighty fair-weather friends, diminishing fortunes and career setbacks.
- 08
Primer
A brilliant, complex puzzle of a film that makes the most of its low-budget, high-concept premise.
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.
- 09
Paths of Glory
Stanley Kubrick’s powerful, lean war drama remains one of the most impactful films ever made.
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
- 10
Dredd
A relentless, visually striking action film that wastes absolutely no time getting to the point.
In the future, America is a dystopian wasteland. The latest scourge is Ma-Ma, a prostitute-turned-drug pusher with a dangerous new drug and aims to take over the city. The only possibility of stopping her is an elite group of urban police called Judges, who combine the duties of judge, jury and executioner to deliver a brutal brand of swift justice. But even the top-ranking Judge, Dredd, discovers that taking down Ma-Ma isn’t as easy as it seems in this explosive adaptation of the hugely popular comic series.