World War Z
2013 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 16,815 votes
Life for former United Nations investigator Gerry Lane and his family seems content. 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 2026-08-03 · 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.
Alien: Romulus
2024 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 4,724 votes
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tangled
2010 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 12,539 votes
Feisty teenager Rapunzel, who has long and magical hair, wants to go and see sky lanterns on her eighteenth birthday, but she's bound to a tower by her overprotective mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stand and Deliver
1988 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 466 votes
Jaime Escalante is a mathematics teacher in a school in a hispanic neighbourhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frozen
2013 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 17,729 votes
Young princess Anna of Arendelle dreams about finding true love at her sister Elsa’s coronation. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Maze Runner
2014 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 18,283 votes
A teenager with no memory of his past finds himself among a group of boys living in a walled enclosure surrounded by a massive, ever-changing maze. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 9,072 votes
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll: He has burned through eight of his nine lives, leaving him with only one life left. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Frozen II
2019 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 10,372 votes
Elsa, Anna, Kristoff and Olaf head far into the forest to learn the truth about an ancient mystery of their kingdom. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Return
2024 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 482 votes
After twenty years away, Odysseus washes up on the shores of Ithaca, haggard and unrecognizable. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shaolin Soccer
2001 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 2,605 votes
A young Shaolin follower reunites with his discouraged brothers to form a soccer team using their martial art skills to their advantage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Marty Supreme
2025 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 2,024 votes
Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Up
2009 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 21,882 votes
Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Blade Runner
1982 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 15,184 votes
In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 4,371 votes
Eddie and Venom are on the run. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 5,351 votes
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Turning Red
2022 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 5,960 votes
Thirteen-year-old Mei is experiencing the awkwardness of being a teenager with a twist – when she gets too excited, she transforms into a giant red panda. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mercy
2026 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,538 votes
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 13,918 votes
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Pie
1999 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 8,433 votes
At a high-school party, four friends find that losing their collective virginity isn't as easy as they had thought. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bad Guys 2
2025 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 852 votes
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw coming: The Bad Girls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.