Mr. Jones
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 477 votes
In 1933, Welsh journalist Gareth Jones travels to Ukraine, where he experiences the horrors of a famine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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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 2026-08-06 · 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.
Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter
2013 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 911 votes
Agent Peggy Carter is relegated to a desk job and frustrated at her male boss and comrades' sexist dismissal of her place in the SSR. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
12 Angry Men
1998 · TMDB 7.7/10 · 458 votes
During the trial of a man accused of his father's murder, a lone juror takes a stand against the guilty verdict handed down by the others as a result of their preconceptions and prejudices. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bad Times at the El Royale
2018 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,921 votes
Lake Tahoe, 1969. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Commitments
1991 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 615 votes
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a thick-ya out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Spaceman
2024 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 1,078 votes
Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
2018 · TMDB 7.9/10 · 1,136 votes
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is currently being held on the island. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sabrina
1954 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,376 votes
After two years in Paris, chauffeur's daughter Sabrina returns home elegantly transformed and immediately catches the attention of David, the playboy son of her father's rich employers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dead Man
1995 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,758 votes
On the run after committing murder, an accountant encounters a strange Native American man who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Step Up All In
2014 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 2,014 votes
All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
1995 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 944 votes
Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mavka: The Forest Song
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 857 votes
Mavka, a Soul of the Forest, faces an impossible choice between love and her duty as Guardian of the Heart of the Forest when she falls for a human, a talented young musician named Lukas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Assessment
2025 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 460 votes
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Am Mother
2019 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 2,885 votes
A teenage girl is raised underground by a robot "Mother", designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
1998 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 7,294 votes
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brooklyn
2015 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 3,292 votes
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Eilis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Leaving Las Vegas
1995 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,687 votes
Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Nothing to Lose
1997 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 722 votes
Advertising executive Nick Beame learns that his wife is sleeping with his employer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stranger Than Fiction
2006 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 2,584 votes
Harold Crick is a lonely IRS agent whose mundane existence is transformed when he hears a mysterious voice narrating his life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 · TMDB 7.8/10 · 2,364 votes
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.