This list of longest films is composed of films with a running time of 300 minutes (5 hours) or more.
Cinematic films Note: Some releases are extended cuts or director's cuts, and are ranked according to the longest verified running time. + Cinematic films Title Running time Director Year released Notes Resan (The Journey) 873 min (14 hr, 33 min)Peter Watkins 1987 Exergue – on documenta 14 848 min (14 hr, 8 min)Dimitris Athiridis 2024 La flor 803 min (13 hr, 23 min)Mariano Llinás 2018 Out 1 (Noli me tangere) 775 min (12 hr, 55 min)Jacques Rivette 1971 Evolution of a Filipino Family624 min (10 hr, 24 min)Lav Diaz2004Ulysses586 min (9 hr, 46 min)Nikita Lavretski2024 Shoah 566 min (9 hr, 26 min)Claude Lanzmann 1985 Tie Xi Qu: West of the Tracks 551 min (9 hr, 11 min)Wang Bing 2003Death in the Land of Encantos540 min (9 hr)Lav Diaz2007Heremias 519 min (8 hr, 39 min)Lav Diaz2006Taiga501 min (8 hr, 21 min)Ulrike Ottinger1992 Dead Souls 495 min (8 hr, 15 min)Wang Bing 2018 A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery 485 min (8 hr, 5 min)Lav Diaz 2016 The Works and Days 480 min (8 hr)C.W. WinterAnders Edström 2020 O.J.: Made in America463 min (7 hr, 43 min)Ezra Edelman2016 Melancholia 450 min (7 hr, 30 min)Lav Diaz 2008 Three Mirrors Creature's Flashes of Flesh 442 min (7 hr, 22 min)Giuliano Tomassacci 2023 CzechMate: In Search of Jiří Menzel448 min (7 hr, 28 min)Shivendra Singh Dungarpur2018 Sátántangó 439 min (7 hr, 19 min)Béla Tarr 1994 A Tale of Filipino Violence 434 min (7 hr, 14 min)Lav Diaz 2022 Napoléon 425 min (7 hr, 5 min)Abel Gance 1927 (Restoration, 2024)La Roue413 min (6 hr, 53 min)Abel Gance1923 (Restoration, 2019)Minamata Mandala372 min (6 hr, 12 min)Kazuo Hara2020 Florentina Hubaldo, CTE 367 min (6 hr, 7 min)Lav Diaz 2012 The Best of Youth 366 min (6 hr, 6 min)Marco Tullio Giordana 2003 Century of Birthing 360 min (6 hr)Lav Diaz 2011 Near Death 358 min (5 hr, 58 min)Frederick Wiseman 1989 Karamay 356 min (5 hr, 56 min)Xu Xin 2011 DAU. Degeneration 355 min (5 hr, 55 min)Ilya KhrzhanovskyIlya Permyakov 2020 Little Dorrit 350 min (5 hr, 50 min)Christine Edzard 1987 La Commune (Paris, 1871) 345 min (5 hr, 45 min)Peter Watkins 2000La Commune (Paris, 1871). National Film Board of Canada. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved 2021-8-8. Carlos 339 min (5 hr, 39 min)Olivier Assayas 2010 From What Is Before 338 min (5 hr, 38 min)Lav Diaz 2014My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow324 min (5 hr, 24 min)Julia Loktev2024Happy Hour317 min (5 hr, 17 min)Ryusuke Hamaguchi2015Novecento (1900)317 min (5 hr, 17 min)Bernardo Bertolucci1976316 min (5 hr, 16 min)Yaropolk Lapshin1969Batang West Side315 min (5 hr, 15 min)Lav Diaz2001The Deluge315 min (5 hr, 15 min)Jerzy Hoffman1974Fanny and Alexander314 min (5 hr, 14 min)Ingmar Bergman1982 Tsahal 304 min (5 hr, 4 min)Claude Lanzmann 1994
Experimental films
While most cinematic films have a broad theatrical release in multiple locations through normal distribution channels, some of the longest films are experimental in nature or created for art gallery installations, having never been simultaneously released to multiple screens or intended for mainstream audiences. They may have been shown in venues where audiences were only expected to view a portion of the film during its screening. + Experimental films Title Running time Director Year released Notes Logistics 51,420 min (857 hr / 35 days, 17 hours)Erika MagnussonDaniel Andersson 2012 Modern Times Forever 14,400 min (240 hr / 10 days)Superflex 2011 Beijing 2003 9,000 min (150 hr / 6 days, 6 hours)Ai Weiwei 2004 Cinématon9,000 min (150 hr / 6 days, 6 hours) Gérard Courant2009 Untitled #125 (Hickory) 7,200 min (120 hr / 5 days)Josh Azzarella 2011 Matrjoschka 5,700 min (95 hr / 3 days, 23 hours)Karin Hoerler 2006 5,220 min (87 hr / 3 days, 15 hours)John Henry Timmis IV 1987 Eniaios 4,800 min (80 hr / 3 days, 8 hours)Gregory Markopoulos 2004 (ongoing) 2,880 min (48 hr / 2 days)Vincent Patouillard 1968 **** (Four Stars) 1,500 min (25 hr / 1 day, 1 hour)Andy Warhol 1967 24 Hour Psycho 1,440 min (24 hr / 1 day)Douglas Gordon 1993 1,440 min (24 hr / 1 day)Christian Marclay 2010 24 Hours of Happy 1,440 min (24 hr / 1 day)Yoann Lemoine 2013 My Human Time 1,440 min (24 hr / 1 day)Marc Sallent 2014 15 Hours 900 min (15 hr)Wang Bing 2017 Crude Oil 840 min (14 hr)Wang Bing 2008 Bordeax Piece 823 min (13 hr, 43 min)David Claerbout 2004 Non c’è Nessuna Dark Side (atto uno, parte due) _ L’Orizzonte degli Eventi 798 min (13 hr, 18 min)Erik Negro2024 The White House 690 min (11 hr, 30 min)David Claerbout 2006 Circus Savage 643 min (10 hr, 43 min)Larry Jordan 2009 Paint Drying 607 min (10 hr, 7 min)Charlie Shackleton 2016 Empire 485 min (8 hr, 5 min)Andy Warhol 1965 Baa Baa Land 480 min (8 hr)Garth Thomas 2017 Imitation of Christ 480 min (8 hr)Andy Warhol 1967 Park Lanes480 min (8 hr)Kevin Jerome Everson2015 Sleep480 min (8 hr)Lilja Juha2013 The Wake 462 min (7 hr, 42 min)Michael KviumChristian Lemmerz 2000 Hitler: A Film from Germany442 min (7 hr, 23 min)Hans-Jürgen Syberberg1977 Lamentations: A Monument to the Dead World 435 min (7 hr, 15 min)R. Bruce Elder 1985 420 min (7 hr)Joe Dante 1968 Quinlan, David. Quinlan's Film Directors. Sterling Publishing, 1999, Rejected 420 min (7 hr)William E. Jones2017 Star Spangled to Death 402 min (6 hr, 42 min)Ken Jacobs 2004 Babel380 min (6 hr, 20 min)Boris Lehman1991 A Lot of Sorrow 369 min (6 hr, 9 min)Ragnar Kjartansson 2013 River of Fundament 352 min (5 hr, 52 min)Including two 20-minute intermissionsMatthew Barney 2014 Sleep 321 min (5 hr, 21 min)Andy Warhol 1964
Films released in separate parts This section lists films conceived as an artistic unity and produced simultaneously, or consecutively with no significant interruption or change of production team, even though they were released with separate premieres. + Films released in separate parts Title Running time Director Year releasedPartsAverage runtime NotesThe Burning of the Red Lotus Temple1,620 min (27 hr)Zhang Shichuan1928–3116 min (1 hr, 41 min)Die Zweite Heimat1,509 min (25 hr, 9 min)Edgar Reitz199213 min (1 hr, 56 min)Amra Ekta Cinema Banabo (The Innocence)1,260 min (21 hr)Ashraf Shishir20198 min (2 hr, 38 min) Berlin Alexanderplatz931 min (15 hr, 31 min)Rainer Werner Fassbinder198014 min (1 hr, 12 min)Heimat924 min (15 hr, 24 min)Edgar Reitz198411 min (1 hr, 24 min) A Dream of Red Mansions 735 min (12 hr, 15 min)Xie TieliZhao Yuan 1988–896 min (2 hr, 3 min) Castration Movie701 min (11 hr, 41 min)Louise Weard2024-263233 min (3 hr, 53 min)*
Heimat 3680 min (11 hr, 33 min)Edgar Reitz20036 min (1 hr, 53 min) The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (Extended cut) 683 min (11 hr, 23 min)Peter Jackson 2001–033 min (3 hr, 48 min)*
Soldiers of Freedom599 min (9 hr, 59 min)Yuri Ozerov19774 min (2 hr, 30 min)The Human Condition 574 min (9 hr, 34 min)Masaki Kobayashi1959–613 min (3 hr, 11 min)Dekalog572 min (9 hr, 32 min)Krzysztof Kieślowski1988–8910 minMen and War563 min (9 hr, 23 min)Satsuo Yamamoto1970–733 min (3 hr, 8 min)Digimon Adventure tri.536 min (8 hr, 56 min)Keitaro Motonaga2015–186 min (1 hr, 29 min) The Hobbit Trilogy (Extended cut) min (8 hr, 52 min)Peter Jackson 2012–143 min (2 hr, 57 min)*
Barrabas506 min (8 hr, 26 min)Louis Feuillade19201242 minThe Photo-Drama of Creation480 min (8 hr)Charles Taze Russell19144120 min (2 hr)Liberation min (7 hr, 25 min)Yuri Ozerov1968–715 min (1 hr, 29 min)Dhurandhar + Dhurandhar: The Revenge441 min (7 hr, 21 min)Aditya Dhar2025-262220 min (3 hr, 40 min)Sangokushi 436 min (7 hr, 16 min)Masaharu Okuwaki1992–943 min (2 hr, 25 min)War and Peace431 min (7 hr, 11 min)Sergei Bondarchuk1966–674 min (1 hr, 44 min)Les Vampires421 min (7 hr, 1 min)Louis Feuillade1915–1610 minTih Minh418 min (6 hr, 58 min)Louis Feuillade19181235 min The Emigrants + The New Land 393 min (6 hr, 33 min)Jan Troell 1971–722 min (3 hr, 17 min) Avatar: The Way of Water + Fire and Ash 389 min (6 hr, 29 min) James Cameron 2022–25 2 min (3 hr, 15 min) Arabian Nights 383 min (6 hr, 23 min)Miguel Gomes 20153 min (2 hr, 8 min)Border382 mins (6 hr, 22 min)J. P. Dutta(Part 1)Anurag Singh(Part 2)1997-20262191 min (3 hr, 11 min)Rebel Moon (Director's Cut)374 min (6 hr, 14 min)Zack Snyder2023–24 (2024 director's cut)2204 min (3 hr, 24 min)La Révolution française360 min (6 hr)Robert Enrico(Part 1)Richard T. Heffron(Part 2)19892 min (3 hr)Battle of Moscow358 min (5 hr, 58 min)Yuri Ozerov19852 min (2 hr, 59 min)Little Dorrit357 min (5 hr, 57 min)Christine Edzard19872 min (2 hr, 59 min)Fantômas337 min (5 hr, 37 min)Louis Feuillade1913567 min (1 hr, 7 min) Joan the Maid 336 min (5 hr, 36 min)Jacques Rivette 1994 2 min (2 hr, 48 min) Ponniyin Selvan 332 min (5 hr, 32 min)Mani Ratnam 2021–22 2 166 min (2 hr, 46 min)Avengers: Infinity War + Endgame 330 min (5 hr, 30 min)Anthony RussoJoe Russo 2018–19 2 min (2 hr, 45 min) And Quiet Flows the Don330 min (5 hr, 30 min)Sergei Gerasimov 19573 min (1 hr, 50 min)Fear Street328 min (5 hr, 28 min)Leigh Janiak20213 min (1 hr, 49 min)Baahubali min (5 hr, 30 min)S. S. Rajamouli2015–172165 min (2 hr, 45 min) Nymphomaniac (uncut) 325 min (5 hr, 25 min)Lars von Trier 20132 min (2 hr, 43 min) Aszparuh (uncut) 323 min (5 hr, 23 min)Ludmil Staikov 19813 min (1 hr, 48 min) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest + At World's End 319 min (5 hr, 19 min)Gore Verbinski 2006–072 min (2 hr, 40 min) Gangs of Wasseypur 317 min (5 hr, 17 min)Anurag Kashyap 20122 min (2 hr, 39 min)Samurai Trilogy303 min (5 hr, 3 min)Hiroshi Inagaki1954–563 min (1 hr, 41 min)Judex300 min (5 hr)Louis Feuillade191613 min
See also National Film Registry Slow cinema Marathon Back-to-back film production List of films with longest production time List of longest films in India List of longest animated films
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