Curated by SceneIt · United States
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose well-rated picks that finish in less than two hours. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-07 · Ratings from TMDB
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
1961 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 1,717 votes
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,199 votes
Batman works desperately to find a bomb planted by the Joker while Amanda Waller sends her newly-formed Suicide Squad to break into Arkham Asylum and recover vital information stolen by the Riddler. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1974 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,066 votes
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2006 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,290 votes
A British medical doctor fights a cholera outbreak in a small Chinese village, while also being trapped at home in a loveless marriage to an unfaithful wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1973 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,481 votes
Delos is a futuristic amusement park that features themed worlds populated by human-like androids. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2002 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 952 votes
A grieving doctor is being contacted by his late wife through his patient's near death experiences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 589 votes
On Christmas Eve, Kelly is reluctant to go to a Christmas Eve ball, so Barbie tells her the story of Eden Starling, a glamorous singing diva in the Victorian England and the owner of a theatre house. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2017 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,562 votes
Stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash, two strangers must work together to endure the extreme elements of the remote, snow-covered terrain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1955 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 822 votes
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 2,176 votes
Shown from the perspective of a young submariner with unusually sensitive hearing and uncannily precise sound recognition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,587 votes
While undergoing heart surgery, a man experiences a phenomenon called ‘anesthetic awareness’, which leaves him awake but paralyzed throughout the operation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,393 votes
Ali leaves behind a troubled life and follows her dreams to Los Angeles, where she lands a job as a cocktail waitress at the Burlesque Lounge, a once-majestic theater that houses an inspired musical revue. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 643 votes
Housewife and mother Penny Chenery agrees to take over her ailing father's Virginia-based Meadow Stables, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1991 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,225 votes
Blank-faced bug killer Bill Lee and his dead-eyed wife, Joan, like to get high on Bill's pest poisons while lounging with Beat poet pals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,493 votes
After suspecting that their police officer neighbor is a serial killer, a group of teenage friends spend their summer spying on him and gathering evidence, but as they get closer to discovering the truth, things get dangerous. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1963 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 1,570 votes
After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1985 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,703 votes
Conducting clandestine experiments within the morgue at Miskatonic University, scientist Herbert West reveals to a fellow graduate student his groundbreaking work concerning the re-animation of fresh corpses. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2012 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,140 votes
Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2021 · TMDB 8.4/10 · 427 votes
After the death of her abusive husband, Matilde finds her new best friend in Miguel, her young, insecure, and disoriented neighbor. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1972 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 677 votes
A recently released ex-convict and his loyal wife go on the run after a heist goes wrong. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.