Top 5 Long Feature Films Worth Watching

The length of a feature film can sometimes discourage even the most avid of movie goers. A film of over three hours in length may be a struggle for the attention span and body parts! But some of these longer features are well worthy of those few extra hours investment and I have chosen five such movies:

5. The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King
Coming in at 3 hrs 21 mins The final installment is worth the extra running time investment as it is a film of superb quality. Visually stunning, emotionally powerful this marathon of a movie brings a concluding end to an iconic series. There is also an extended version for those who just can't get enough of Peter Jacksons trilogy!

4. The Godfather Part II
Another film that belongs to an (almost) classic trilogy the Godfather Part II is 3 hrs 20 mins in length but it feels like a movie of half that length. With powerful performances from Robert De Niro and Al Pacino it remains to this day the benchmark that all sequels aspire to but never quite reach.

3.Schindlers List
At 3 hrs 16 mins this film has been described as Steven Spielbergs masterpiece and it is the mixture of the horror of the Holocaust with the director's tender humanism that makes this one of the greatest dramatic pieces ever laid out on film.

2. The Deer Hunter
This powerful film from Michael Cimino comes in at 3 hrs and 3 mins but the strong performances from Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep among others and Cimino's strong direction makes this 5 time Oscar winner a worthy entry to this list and indeed it is a film that almost improves with age.

1. Malcolm X
Including Denzel Washintgton in a career best performance as the civil rights leader Malcom X this epic biopic is 3 hrs and 21 mins in length. Bold, powerful and unshakeable this Spike Lee film is well worth those extra few minutes on the couch!