A Glean movie guide
Short & Sweet: Great Movies Under 90 Minutes
All killer, no filler.
High-impact stories that respect your time without sacrificing quality.
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The movie list
- 01
Run Lola Run
A high-octane, real-time race against the clock 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
Toy Story
The groundbreaking adventure that proved 81 minutes is all you need for a perfect story.
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.
- 03
Before Sunset
A walk through Paris that captures a lifetime of longing in just 80 minutes.
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
What We Do in the Shadows
A hilariously dry mockumentary that finds endless life in the undead.
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
Shiva Baby
A claustrophobic and razor-sharp comedy that turns a family gathering into 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.
- 06
Airplane!
A relentless barrage of gags that remains the gold standard for cinematic parody.
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
- 07
Petite Maman
A gentle, magical-realist masterpiece that packs a massive emotional punch in just over an hour.
After the death of her beloved grandmother, eight-year-old Nelly meets a strangely familiar girl her own age in the woods. Instantly forming a connection with this mysterious new friend, Nelly embarks on a fantastical journey of discovery which helps her come to terms with this newfound loss.
- 08
Primer
A mind-bending time-travel puzzle that proves big ideas don't require long runtimes.
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
[Rec]
One of the most terrifying found-footage films ever made, delivered with lean, brutal efficiency.
A television reporter and cameraman follow emergency workers into a dark apartment building and are quickly locked inside with something terrifying.
- 10
My Neighbor Totoro
A beautiful, breezy escape into a world of childhood wonder and forest spirits.
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.