Escape from Pretoria
2020 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,517 votes
South Africa, 1978. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
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.
Elephant
2003 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 2,135 votes
Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
An Education
2009 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,444 votes
Despite her sheltered upbringing, Jenny is a teen with a bright future; she's smart, pretty, and has aspirations of attending Oxford University. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Arctic
2018 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,406 votes
A man stranded in the Arctic is finally about to receive his long awaited rescue. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Heaven Is for Real
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 896 votes
After their young son, Colton, undergoes emergency surgery, small-town parents Todd and Sonja Burpo are overjoyed at the child's miraculous recovery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry
2005 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 312 votes
After being evicted from their old house by Tom's owner for causing major damage, cat and mouse Tom and Jerry enter a race entitled the "Fabulous Super Race" to win a mansion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Mechanic
1972 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 353 votes
Arthur Bishop is a veteran hit man who, owing to his penchant for making his targets' deaths seem like accidents, thinks himself an artist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Out of the Clear Blue Sky
2019 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 389 votes
Returning to Earth as an imitator, the legendary Mexican artist Pedro Infante must prove that he is no longer a womanizer to enter paradise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Killing
1956 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,741 votes
Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straight and gets married. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Trust
2010 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,054 votes
A suburban family is torn apart when fourteen-year-old Annie meets her first boyfriend online. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Way Way Back
2013 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,979 votes
Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Men, Women & Children
2014 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 994 votes
Follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways the internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Monkey King: Hero Is Back
2015 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 302 votes
The all-powerful Monkey King once roamed freely between Heaven and Earth, but after angering the Gods, he was imprisoned within an ice cage deep within the mountains. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Out of the Furnace
2013 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,162 votes
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Odyssey
2016 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 435 votes
The aquatic adventure of the highly influential and fearlessly ambitious pioneer, innovator, filmmaker, researcher, and conservationist, Jacques-Yves Cousteau, covers roughly thirty years of an inarguably rich in achievements life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Perfect Addiction
2023 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 339 votes
A female boxing trainer discovers that her champion cage-fighter boyfriend has been cheating on her with her sister and decides to seek revenge by training up his arch-rival to challenge him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Report
2019 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,178 votes
The story of Daniel Jones, lead investigator for the US Senate’s sweeping study into the CIA's Detention and Interrogation Program, which was found to be brutal, immoral and ineffective. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Under the Tuscan Sun
2003 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 986 votes
Frances Mayes, a 35-year-old professor and writer from San Francisco, decides to take a tour of Tuscany following a difficult divorce. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
La Cérémonie
1995 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 402 votes
Sophie, a quiet and shy maid working for an upper-class French family, finds a friend in the energetic and uncompromising postmaster Jeanne, who encourages her to stand up against her bourgeois employers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love Story
1970 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 747 votes
Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV and music student Jennifer Cavilleri share a chemistry they cannot deny - and a love they cannot ignore. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.