Why short films often win
The most overrated quality in modern cinema is "ambition" measured in minutes. A 90-minute film that knows its shape will out-rewatch a 3-hour film that doesn't, almost every time. Get Out is 104 minutes. Before Sunrise is 101. The Iron Giant is 86.
The shortest films on this list
- My Octopus Teacher (85 min) — a documentary that gently breaks you.
- My Neighbor Totoro (86 min) — possibly the most peaceful film ever made.
- The Iron Giant (86 min) — the children's film about pacifism that no one expected.