Why Are Movies Longer Than Ever?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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In 2010, the 10 movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars ran on average 1:52. By 2019, that average bloated to 2:20. And it’s not just the prestige movies. In 2021, the top 10 performers at the box office averaged 2:11. Matt is joined by film producer David Friendly to break down this issue, why it’s happening, and whether this is the new normal. Host: Matt Belloni Guest: David Friendly Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:06.0	Roger Ebert famously said, no good movie is too long and no bad movie is short enough.
1:12.2	But is that true?
1:17.4	Maybe for him, but I'm not so sure I agree these days. More and more filmmakers are trying our collective patience. In 2021, the top 10 performers at the box office averaged two hours,
1:23.6	11 minutes. That's nine minutes longer than the movies a decade earlier and 21 minutes longer than the
1:29.9	movies in 1981. The prestige, auture-driven movies are actually worse. In 2010, the 10 movies
1:37.0	nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars ran on average an hour and 52 minutes. By 2019,
1:43.2	that number had pushed to 220. This at a time when our
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