Movies that would be better if they were shorter

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Originally Posted by Bolty

A discussion in another thread produced a post where a couple of folks stated there were some movies that they liked that they wish had been shorter.

This kind of took me aback since my tastes run towards longer movies and the movies I like generally I would like if they were even longer.

So I was wondering--are there movies that you like or even love that you would like more if they were shorter.

I'm referring to theatrical versions not later extended/unrated and Director's cuts since I know there are many, many people who don't like the extended versions of movies they first liked in theater.

So any movies you like that would be better shorter?

1) A good long movie doesn't wear out its welcome and is paced well.

2) A bad movie, even at only 90 minutes, will feel tedious.

So the real problem is the overall quality of the movie itself, not necessarily running time.

Having said that, I could do without the Danger subplot in Million Dollar Baby, and I wish that movies in general had less exposition. Filmmakers should trust viewers to be able to connect the dots. The best (or worst) example of unceasing exposition is Inception.