22 Movies That Would Suck If They Ran in Real Time

It’s not a trick of perception induced by bloated budgets and even gassier editing decisions — movies really are getting longer. About 23 minutes longer than they were in 1993, to be precise. That’s mostly down to the fact that changes in technology mean that they can be, so the next time you’re desperately suppressing your bladder until the lights come up, blame creative greed.

Of course, it could be worse. You could have to suffer through a movie in real time. That might not be so bad for a movie that only takes place over a few hours or days, but some of these things last years or longer. That’s why user AngrEli asked r/AskReddit, “If all movies ran for as long as the plot spans inside their respective universes, which one would be the most tedious to sit down and watch all the way through?”