Unthinkable
2010 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 1,481 votes
The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Escape from Alcatraz
1979 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 3,225 votes
San Francisco Bay, January 18, 1960. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Believe Me: The Abduction of Lisa McVey
2018 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 697 votes
On the night she plans on taking her own life, 17-year-old 'Lisa McVey' is kidnapped and finds herself fighting to stay alive and is raped. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ron's Gone Wrong
2021 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 2,039 votes
In a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others do. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tag
2018 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 3,486 votes
For one month every year, five highly competitive friends hit the ground running in a no-holds-barred game of tag they’ve been playing since the first grade. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Big Blue
1988 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,591 votes
Childhood friends Jacques and Enzo share a passion for the danger of free diving. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Resident Evil: Death Island
2023 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,127 votes
In San Francisco, Jill Valentine is dealing with a zombie outbreak and a new T-Virus, Leon Kennedy is on the trail of a kidnapped DARPA scientist, and Claire Redfield is investigating a monstrous fish that is killing whales in the bay. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Duchess
2008 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 1,831 votes
A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, who was reviled for her extravagant political and personal life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Billy Elliot
2000 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 4,134 votes
County Durham, England, 1984. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Clash of the Titans
1981 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 873 votes
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Something's Gotta Give
2003 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 1,791 votes
When perpetually single, aging music industry exec Harry Sanborn, and his latest trophy girlfriend, Marin, arrive at her mother's beach house in the Hamptons, they find that her mother, playwright Erica Barry, also plans to stay for the weekend. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Being John Malkovich
1999 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 4,871 votes
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 1,183 votes
Whether we’re young or forever young at heart, the Hundred Acre Wood calls to that place in each of us that still believes in magic. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Papillon
2017 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,170 votes
Henri “Papillon” Charrière, a safecracker from the Parisian underworld, is wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, where he forges a strong friendship with Louis Dega, a counterfeiter who needs his protection. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Silence of the Lambs
1991 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 18,247 votes
Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Slither
2006 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,767 votes
A small town is taken over by an alien plague, turning residents into zombies and all forms of mutant monsters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lucky One
2012 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 3,848 votes
A Marine travels to Louisiana after serving three tours in Iraq and searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,408 votes
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Blob
1988 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,081 votes
In Arborville, California, three high school students try to protect their hometown from a gelatinous alien life form that engulfs everything it touches. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Spy The Eternal City
2024 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 488 votes
JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear plot targeting the Vatican. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.