The Nice Guys
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 8,784 votes
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy. 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 2026-08-04 · 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.
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
2018 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 4,120 votes
Agent Matt Graver teams up with operative Alejandro Gillick to prevent Mexican drug cartels from smuggling terrorists across the United States border. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lethal Weapon
1987 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 5,120 votes
A veteran cop and an unstable detective become partners who must put their differences aside in order to bring down a heroin-smuggling ring run by ex-Special Forces. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sing
2016 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 8,502 votes
A koala named Buster recruits his best friend to help him drum up business for his theater by hosting a singing competition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Karate Kid: Legends
2025 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,250 votes
After a family tragedy, kung fu prodigy Li Fong is uprooted from his home in Beijing and forced to move to New York City with his mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
In the Mood for Love
2000 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 3,316 votes
In 1960s Hong Kong, two neighbors form an intimate bond after making a discovery about their spouses in this visually stunning tale of unrequited love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Nun II
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 2,529 votes
In 1956 France, a priest is violently murdered, and Sister Irene begins to investigate. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bruce Almighty
2003 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 11,606 votes
Bruce Nolan toils as a "human interest" television reporter in Buffalo, NY, but despite his high ratings and the love of his beautiful girlfriend, Bruce remains unfulfilled. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Alice in Wonderland
1951 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 6,329 votes
On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 8,191 votes
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lone Survivor
2013 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,817 votes
Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Fly
1986 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 5,042 votes
When brilliant, eccentric scientist Seth Brundle makes a huge technological breakthrough in teleportation, he decides to test it on himself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hit Man
2024 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,692 votes
A mild-mannered professor moonlighting as a fake hit man in police stings ignites a chain reaction of trouble when he falls for a potential client. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Reader
2008 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,432 votes
The story of Michael Berg, a German lawyer who, as a teenager in the late 1950s, had an affair with an older woman, Hanna, who then disappeared only to resurface years later as one of the defendants in a war crimes trial stemming from her actions as a concentration camp guard late in the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Training Day
2001 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 6,708 votes
On his first day on the job as a narcotics officer, a rookie cop works with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Migration
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,287 votes
After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Event Horizon
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 3,385 votes
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
28 Weeks Later
2007 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 5,707 votes
Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 6,556 votes
Maleficent and her goddaughter Aurora begin to question the complex family ties that bind them as they are pulled in different directions by impending nuptials, unexpected allies, and dark new forces at play. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hangover Part II
2011 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 11,402 votes
The Hangover crew heads to Thailand for Stu's wedding. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.