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 2026-08-09 · 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.
2008 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 867 votes
A heroic fire captain values dedication and service to others above all else, but the most important partnership in his life, his marriage, is about to go up in smoke. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 2,734 votes
A young man who was sentenced to 7 years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending 30 years in solitary confinement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2009 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 509 votes
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1970 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 557 votes
A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,030 votes
Looking for a baby-sitter for the night, Marc Schaudel entrusts his son Remy to the care of his employee Franck, a straight man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 764 votes
The magical kingdom of Lucis is home to the world’s last remaining Crystal, and the menacing empire of Niflheim is determined to steal it. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 570 votes
Sam is a teenage royal rebel, second in line to the throne of the kingdom of Illyria. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2010 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 513 votes
Shrek challenges Donkey, Puss in Boots and his other fairy tale character friends to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle, telling scary stories to see who can resist becoming scared and stay the longest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1981 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 570 votes
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,328 votes
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,546 votes
The story of Florence Foster Jenkins, a New York heiress, who dreamed of becoming an opera singer, despite having a terrible singing voice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2020 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,611 votes
Shy, straight-A student Ellie is hired by sweet but inarticulate jock Paul, who needs help wooing the most popular girl in school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1944 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 582 votes
A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1968 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 588 votes
A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1948 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 421 votes
Owen Thursday sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1972 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 467 votes
The accidental mix-up of four identical plaid overnight bags leads to a series of increasingly wild and wacky situations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 554 votes
In an English village, a reporter and a mechanic listen to a ratcatcher explain his clever plan to outwit his prey. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1942 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 681 votes
A Serbian émigré in Manhattan believes that, because of an ancient curse, any physical intimacy with the man she loves will turn her into a feline predator. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1996 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 999 votes
After bowler Roy Munson swindles the wrong crowd and is left with a hook for a hand, he settles into impoverished obscurity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1966 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 506 votes
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.