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24 films · Under 100 min · Ease 9+ · Top 24

Quick Weeknight Masterpieces

Twenty-four concise, highly accessible films selected for an exceptional weeknight watch.

These films run less than 100 minutes and score at least 9 for Ease. The twenty-four highest-ranked matches make room for a great film on a shorter evening. Runtime and viewing accessibility define the selection; GCML’s standard ranking determines the order.

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Films in this collection

  1. 12 Angry Men (1957)

    Sidney Lumet · USA · 96 min

    Master Rank #4 · GCML Total 9.56

  2. Modern Times (1936)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 87 min

    Master Rank #18 · GCML Total 9.46

  3. City Lights (1931)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 87 min

    Master Rank #20 · GCML Total 9.44

  4. Toy Story (1995)

    John Lasseter · USA · 81 min

    Master Rank #22 · GCML Total 9.44

  5. WALL-E (2008)

    Andrew Stanton · USA · 98 min

    Master Rank #29 · GCML Total 9.40

  6. The General (1926)

    Buster Keaton, Clyde Bruckman · USA · 79 min

    Master Rank #35 · GCML Total 9.36

  7. Sherlock Jr. (1924)

    Buster Keaton · USA · 49 min

    Master Rank #39 · GCML Total 9.36

  8. The Lion King (1994)

    Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff · USA · 89 min

    Master Rank #40 · GCML Total 9.36

  9. Fargo (1996)

    Joel Coen · USA · 98 min

    Master Rank #44 · GCML Total 9.34

  10. Dr. Strangelove (1964)

    Stanley Kubrick · USA / UK · 95 min

    Master Rank #51 · GCML Total 9.32

  11. My Neighbor Totoro (1988)

    Hayao Miyazaki · Japan · 86 min

    Master Rank #61 · GCML Total 9.28

  12. Run Lola Run (1998)

    Tom Tykwer · Germany · 81 min

    Master Rank #63 · GCML Total 9.28

  13. The Gold Rush (1925)

    Charlie Chaplin · USA · 95 min

    Master Rank #67 · GCML Total 9.26

  14. Duck Soup (1933)

    Leo McCarey · USA · 68 min

    Master Rank #89 · GCML Total 9.20

  15. Inside Out (2015)

    Pete Docter · USA · 94 min

    Master Rank #101 · GCML Total 9.18

  16. Up (2009)

    Pete Docter · USA · 96 min

    Master Rank #102 · GCML Total 9.18

  17. Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

    Wes Anderson · USA / Germany · 99 min

    Master Rank #110 · GCML Total 9.16

  18. Sanjuro (1962)

    Akira Kurosawa · Japan · 96 min

    Master Rank #129 · GCML Total 9.10

  19. Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

    Stephen Chow · Hong Kong / China · 99 min

    Master Rank #158 · GCML Total 9.06

  20. Hero (2002)

    Zhang Yimou · China / Hong Kong · 99 min

    Master Rank #166 · GCML Total 9.04

  21. Persepolis (2007)

    Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi · France / Iran · 95 min

    Master Rank #176 · GCML Total 9.02

  22. The Killing (1956)

    Stanley Kubrick · USA · 85 min

    Master Rank #177 · GCML Total 9.02

  23. A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    Sergio Leone · Italy · 99 min

    Master Rank #234 · GCML Total 8.90

  24. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

    Pedro Almodóvar · Spain · 88 min

    Master Rank #251 · GCML Total 8.86