16 long movies shorter than the GOP debate

Wednesday evening’s Republican presidential primary debate was quite the long slog: Over 3 hours long. And that’s not even including the hour and a half-long earlier debate with four minor candidates.

If you didn’t watch the main debate, you would have had plenty of time to watch a great film instead. Here’s a list of 16 films you could have watched instead of the GOP debate:

Film (runtime)

Wolf of Wall Street (3:00)


Sound of Music (3:00)

Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2:58)

The Godfather (2:55)

The English Patient (2:42)


The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (2:41)

Terminator 2 (2:34)

Pulp Fiction (2:34)

Dark Knight (2:32)


Goodfellas (2:28)

Forrest Grump (2:22)

Shawshank Redemption (2:22)


All the President’s Men (2:18)

Jaws (2:15)

(Photos: Allmovie.com)

Star Wars IV: A New Hope (2:05)

Jurassic World (2:04)

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