5 High-Rated Movies Under 90 Minutes That Don't Waste a Second, Ranked by RT
There is no sluggish dialogue, pointless flashbacks, or drawn-out exposition.
Sometimes after work, you don't have the energy or time to watch a long movie. In that case, movies under 90 minutes are the perfect evening option.
Our list includes five movies that fit into an hour and a half and make the most of every minute.
5. 'Causeway', 2022
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 84%
Lynsey, a military engineer, returns home from a base in Afghanistan with neurological and psychological trauma. After completing a comprehensive rehabilitation program, she settles into her mother's house in the suburbs of New Orleans.
However, the promised nostalgic comfort proves unattainable due to family issues and Lynsey's psychological state – she suffers from nightmares, flinches at noises, and experiences memory lapses.
To distract herself and pass the time, she takes a job cleaning pools and befriends James, who works at an auto body shop.
4. 'Frances Ha', 2012
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 92%
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Frances, who is almost 30, lives with her friend Sophie in New York City, and anxiously analyzes her dim life prospects – so far, she hasn't accomplished anything remarkable.
She hasn't moved to Paris or become a famous dancer as she had dreamed. In fact, she was recently fired from her theater company because she couldn't dance well enough.
The plot thickens when Sophie moves in with her boyfriend to a new, spacious apartment, leaving Frances alone with the black-and-white city, her dashed hopes, and her still-bright dreams.
3. 'Run Lola Run', 1998
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 93%
Lola helps her boyfriend obtain one hundred thousand marks to pay off his debt to a crime boss.
When time runs out, Lola is forced to flee. However, things don't go according to plan – she dies and finds herself in a time loop where she must repeatedly solve the same problem, die, and flee again.
Tom Tykwer explores the theme of parallel worlds, imbuing the main character's repetitive journey with new qualities. Each of Lola's attempts is different from the last, and every turn could lead to disaster, maintaining an intriguing sense of uncertainty.
2. 'Palm Springs', 2020
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 95%
Nihilist Nyles arrives in Palm Springs for a friend's wedding, only to find himself stuck in time. Every morning, he wakes up in the same bed on the same dreary day: November 9.
Out of boredom, he begins an affair with his fiancée's sister, Sarah, and brings her to the desert. There, he inadvertently draws her into his time loop. Now, Sarah is also trapped in a single day and a limited space.
1. 'The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain', 2019
Rotten Tomatoes Score: 97%
On November 19, 2011, Kenneth Chamberlain, a retired Marine who suffered from a heart defect, accidentally triggered his medical alarm. The White Plains PD responded to the call, but Chamberlain refused to let them into his home.
After an hour and a half, the police broke down the door. Chamberlain resisted, and he was shot. It is believed that racist bias on the part of the officers played a role. The officers were not charged, claiming they were following protocol.
Chamberlain's family fought for justice until 2021, appealing to the attorney general and filing civil lawsuits. It was only after the murder of George Floyd in 2020 that their case received serious legal attention.
