A Glean movie guide
Short & Sweet: Great Films Under 90 Minutes
All killer, no filler.
Masterful storytelling that respects your time without sacrificing impact.
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The movie list
- 01
Run Lola Run
A high-octane, stylistic sprint through Berlin 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 breathtakingly intimate romance that unfolds in beautiful 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.
- 03
Toy Story
The perfect animated adventure that proved digital heart could rival the classics.
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.
- 04
What We Do in the Shadows
A hilariously dry mockumentary about the mundane lives of modern vampires.
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
Airplane!
A relentless barrage of satire that remains the gold standard for spoof comedy.
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 06
Primer
A complex, low-budget sci-fi puzzle that demands your full 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.
- 07
My Neighbor Totoro
A gentle, wondrous escape into childhood imagination from 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.
- 08
Paths of Glory
Kubrick’s searing anti-war masterpiece is as lean and powerful as cinema gets.
A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.
- 09
Shiva Baby
An expertly crafted, claustrophobic comedy of errors that feels like a 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.
- 10
[Rec]
One of the most terrifying found-footage films ever made, delivered with brutal efficiency.
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
- 11
Perfect Blue
A haunting and visually stunning descent into the blurred lines of fame and reality.
Rising pop star Mima quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.