Tommy Boy
1995 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,078 votes
To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Under Two Hours Movies
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
How we chose these titles
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.
Swiss Army Man
2016 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 3,860 votes
Alone on a tiny deserted island, Hank has given up all hope of ever making it home again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 1,367 votes
Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love Hard
2021 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,629 votes
An LA girl, unlucky in love, falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app and decides to surprise him for Christmas, only to discover that she's been catfished. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spenser Confidential
2020 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,544 votes
Spenser, a former Boston patrolman who just got out from prison, teams up with Hawk, an aspiring fighter, to unravel the truth behind the death of two police officers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Queen
2006 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,445 votes
The Queen is an intimate behind the scenes glimpse at the interaction between HM Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair during their struggle, following the death of Diana, to reach a compromise between what was a private tragedy for the Royal family and the public's demand for an overt display of mourning. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Starman
1984 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,023 votes
When an alien takes the form of a young widow's husband and asks her to drive him from Wisconsin to Arizona, the government tries to stop them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Benny & Joon
1993 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 846 votes
A mentally ill young woman finds love with an eccentric man who models himself after Buster Keaton. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
1994 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 937 votes
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
D.E.B.S.
2005 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 650 votes
The star of a team of teenage crime fighters falls for the alluring villainess she must bring to justice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Set It Off
1996 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 406 votes
Four inner-city Black women, determined to end their constant struggle, decide to live by one rule — get what you want or die trying. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Buried
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,089 votes
As an American civilian truck driver working in Iraq, Paul Conroy's convoy is attacked by a group of Iraqi insurgents. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
1991 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,443 votes
After years of war, the Federation and the Klingon empire find themselves on the brink of a peace summit when a Klingon ship is nearly destroyed by an apparent attack from the Enterprise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sexy Beast
2001 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 915 votes
Ex-safecracker Gal Dove has served his time behind bars and is blissfully retired to a Spanish villa paradise with a wife he adores. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Apt Pupil
1998 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 738 votes
One day in 1984, Todd Bowden, a brilliant high school boy fascinated by the history of Nazism, stumbles across an old man whose appearance resembles that of Kurt Dussander, a wanted Nazi war criminal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Golden Glove
2019 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 658 votes
A serial killer strikes fear in the hearts of residents of Hamburg during the early 1970s. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crows Zero
2007 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 393 votes
The students of Suzuran High compete for the King of School title. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 302 votes
A burning Godzilla, on the verge of meltdown, emerges to lay siege to Hong Kong. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Gia
1998 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 840 votes
Gia Carangi meteorically rises to modeling fame in the late 1970s but becomes overconsumed by persistent loneliness and drug addiction. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Go
1999 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 834 votes
A supermarket clerk decides to step in for an absent drug dealer, setting off an explosive, comedic chain of events. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.