Movies under 90 minutes: 12 gems for a short movie night

Movies keep getting longer. Yet some of the best ever made run under an hour and a half. Perfect for a weeknight, here are 12 gems that don't go over 90 minutes.

Thrillers and suspense

• The Guilty (2018, 1h25): a cop, a phone, an emergency. A Danish single-location thriller of formidable efficiency.
• Coherence (2013, 1h29): a dinner among friends, a comet, and reality going haywire. Small budget, big idea.
• Phone Booth (2002, 1h21): Colin Farrell stuck in a phone booth under a sniper's threat.
• Locke (2013, 1h25): Tom Hardy, a car, one night that turns a life upside down.

Comedies

• The Dinner Game (Le Dîner de cons, 1998, 1h20): still just as funny.
• Zombieland (2009, 1h28): a lively, inventive zombie comedy.
• Frances Ha (2012, 1h26): a black-and-white New York comedy, tender and luminous.

Animation

• My Neighbor Totoro (1988, 1h26): Miyazaki's poetry.
• Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009, 1h27): Wes Anderson in stop-motion.
• Toy Story (1995, 1h21): the movie that changed everything for animation.

Action and thrills

• Run Lola Run (1998, 1h21): 20 minutes to save her boyfriend, three times in a row.
• A Quiet Place (2018, 1h30): no noise allowed. You'll hold your breath.

Why short movies are underrated

A short movie is often one where every scene counts. No filler, no detours. And above all, it's a movie you'll actually finish, instead of giving up halfway because it's 11:30 pm.