A Glean movie guide
Short & Sweet
Maximum impact, minimum runtime.
Great movies that respect your time, all under 90 minutes.
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The movie list
- 01
Run Lola Run
A high-stakes, adrenaline-fueled race against time that never lets up.
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
Before Sunset
A beautifully intimate, dialogue-driven conversation between two people reconnecting in 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
What We Do in the Shadows
A hilarious mockumentary that finds the mundane humor in the lives of ancient 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.
- 04
Frances Ha
A charming and authentic look at the messy, relatable navigation of adulthood in New York City.
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.
- 05
Airplane!
A relentless barrage of visual gags and deadpan humor that remains a gold standard for comedy.
An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 06
Locke
A masterclass in tension that unfolds entirely within the confines of a single car ride.
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.
- 07
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, visually stunning masterpiece that captures the pure 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.
- 08
Stand by Me
A quintessential coming-of-age story about friendship and the transition to adulthood.
After learning that a boy their age has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four boys decide to go see the body. Gordie, Vern, Chris, and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, but they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives.
- 09
Paths of Glory
A powerful, tightly directed anti-war film that showcases Stanley Kubrick's early brilliance.
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
- 10
Primer
A dense, brain-bending puzzle of a film that rewards viewers who pay close attention.
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.