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The New York Times' 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century

Organized by Runtime (Shortest to Longest)

Based on The New York Times' 2025 poll of over 500 filmmakers, actors, and industry professionals

Movies with Known Runtimes (85 of 100 films)

Shortest Movies (80-99 minutes)

  1. 80 minutes - #49. Before Sunset (2004) - Richard Linklater
  2. 82 minutes - #88. The Gleaners and I (2000) - Agnès Varda
  3. 84 minutes - #53. Borat (2006) - Larry Charles
  4. 86 minutes - #90. Frances Ha (2012) - Noah Baumbach
  5. 90 minutes - #57. Best in Show (2000) - Christopher Guest
  6. 91 minutes - #97. Gravity (2013) - Alfonso Cuarón
  7. 94 minutes - #85. Anchorman (2004) - Adam McKay
  8. 95 minutes - #56. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) - Paul Thomas Anderson
  9. 96 minutes - #50. Up! (2009) - Pete Docter
  10. 98 minutes - #4. In the Mood for Love (2000) - Wong Kar-wai

Short Films (100-109 minutes)

  1. 101 minutes - #63. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) - Dayton & Faris
  2. 102 minutes - #30. Lost in Translation (2003) - Sofia Coppola
  3. 102 minutes - #78. Aftersun (2022) - Charlotte Wells
  4. 103 minutes - #98. Grizzly Man (2005) - Werner Herzog
  5. 104 minutes - #8. Get Out (2017) - Jordan Peele
  6. 104 minutes - #83. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013) - Joel & Ethan Coen
  7. 105 minutes - #12. The Zone of Interest (2023) - Jonathan Glazer
  8. 105 minutes - #86. Past Lives (2023) - Celine Song
  9. 106 minutes - #18. Y tu mamá también (2001) - Alfonso Cuarón
  10. 106 minutes - #60. Whiplash (2014) - Damien Chazelle
  11. 107 minutes - #76. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) - Joel & Ethan Coen
  12. 108 minutes - #7. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) - Michel Gondry
  13. 108 minutes - #69. Under the Skin (2013) - Jonathan Glazer
  14. 108 minutes - #81. Black Swan (2010) - Darren Aronofsky
  15. 109 minutes - #13. Children of Men (2006) - Alfonso Cuarón

Medium-Short Films (110-119 minutes)

  1. 110 minutes - #21. The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) - Wes Anderson
  2. 111 minutes - #5. Moonlight (2016) - Barry Jenkins
  3. 111 minutes - #61. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) - Quentin Tarantino
  4. 111 minutes - #73. Ratatouille (2007) - Brad Bird
  5. 111 minutes - #74. The Florida Project (2017) - Sean Baker
  6. 113 minutes - #62. Memento (2000) - Christopher Nolan
  7. 113 minutes - #100. Superbad (2007) - Greg Mottola
  8. 114 minutes - #70. Let the Right One In (2008) - Tomas Alfredson
  9. 116 minutes - #71. Ocean's Eleven (2001) - Steven Soderbergh
  10. 117 minutes - #82. The Act of Killing (2012) - Joshua Oppenheimer
  11. 118 minutes - #54. Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - Guillermo del Toro
  12. 118 minutes - #72. Carol (2015) - Todd Haynes
  13. 119 minutes - #52. The Favourite (2018) - Yorgos Lanthimos
  14. 119 minutes - #93. Michael Clayton (2007) - Tony Gilroy

Medium Films (120-129 minutes)

  1. 120 minutes - #10. The Social Network (2010) - David Fincher
  2. 120 minutes - #11. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - George Miller
  3. 120 minutes - #16. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) - Ang Lee
  4. 120 minutes - #43. Oldboy (2003) - Park Chan-wook
  5. 121 minutes - #80. Volver (2006) - Pedro Almodóvar
  6. 122 minutes - #6. No Country for Old Men (2007) - Joel & Ethan Coen
  7. 122 minutes - #41. Amélie (2001) - Jean-Pierre Jeunet
  8. 122 minutes - #47. Almost Famous (2000) - Cameron Crowe
  9. 123 minutes - #91. Fish Tank (2009) - Andrea Arnold
  10. 125 minutes - #9. Spirited Away (2001) - Hayao Miyazaki
  11. 127 minutes - #68. The Hurt Locker (2008) - Kathryn Bigelow
  12. 127 minutes - #75. Amour (2012) - Michael Haneke
  13. 128 minutes - #66. Spotlight (2015) - Tom McCarthy
  14. 128 minutes - #95. The Worst Person in the World (2021) - Joachim Trier

Medium-Long Films (130-139 minutes)

  1. 130 minutes - #15. City of God (2002) - Fernando Meirelles
  2. 132 minutes - #1. Parasite (2019) - Bong Joon-ho
  3. 132 minutes - #99. Memories of Murder (2003) - Bong Joon-ho
  4. 133 minutes - #45. Moneyball (2011) - Bennett Miller
  5. 134 minutes - #17. Brokeback Mountain (2005) - Ang Lee
  6. 134 minutes - #51. 12 Years a Slave (2013) - Steve McQueen
  7. 134 minutes - #96. Black Panther (2018) - Ryan Coogler
  8. 135 minutes - #46. Roma (2018) - Alfonso Cuarón
  9. 135 minutes - #58. Uncut Gems (2019) - Josh & Benny Safdie
  10. 135 minutes - #84. Melancholia (2011) - Lars von Trier
  11. 137 minutes - #42. The Master (2012) - Paul Thomas Anderson
  12. 137 minutes - #48. The Lives of Others (2006) - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
  13. 139 minutes - #77. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) - Daniels
  14. 139 minutes - #79. The Tree of Life (2011) - Terrence Malick

Long Films (140-149 minutes)

  1. 145 minutes - #94. Minority Report (2002) - Steven Spielberg
  2. 147 minutes - #2. Mulholland Drive (2001) - David Lynch
  3. 148 minutes - #55. Inception (2010) - Christopher Nolan
  4. 149 minutes - #64. Gone Girl (2014) - David Fincher

Very Long Films (150-159 minutes)

  1. 152 minutes - #28. The Dark Knight (2008) - Christopher Nolan
  2. 153 minutes - #14. Inglourious Basterds (2009) - Quentin Tarantino
  3. 155 minutes - #92. Gladiator (2000) - Ridley Scott
  4. 157 minutes - #19. Zodiac (2007) - David Fincher
  5. 158 minutes - #3. There Will Be Blood (2007) - Paul Thomas Anderson
  6. 158 minutes - #67. Tár (2022) - Todd Field

Epic Films (160+ minutes)

  1. 161 minutes - #44. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) - Quentin Tarantino
  2. 162 minutes - #59. Toni Erdmann (2016) - Maren Ade
  3. 165 minutes - #23. Boyhood (2014) - Richard Linklater
  4. 169 minutes - #89. Interstellar (2014) - Christopher Nolan
  5. 178 minutes - #87. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) - Peter Jackson

Marathon Films (180 minutes)

  1. 180 minutes - #20. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) - Martin Scorsese
  2. 180 minutes - #65. Oppenheimer (2023) - Christopher Nolan

Summary Statistics

  • Shortest Film: Before Sunset (80 minutes)
  • Longest Films: The Wolf of Wall Street and Oppenheimer (both 180 minutes)
  • Average Runtime: ~123 minutes
  • Most Common Runtime Range: 120-129 minutes (14 films)

Notes

  • This list includes 85 of the 100 films from the NYT list with confirmed runtimes
  • 15 films are missing from this runtime analysis due to incomplete data
  • Runtime data sourced from standard theatrical releases
  • Some films may have director's cuts or extended versions with different runtimes

The complete New York Times list was compiled from polling over 500 influential directors, actors, and industry professionals worldwide, asking them to vote for the 10 best movies released since January 1, 2000.

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