8 Long Thrillers Worth Every Minute of a Lazy Sunday. Number One Beats Batman.

Lazy Sundays need long movies that actually move. These eight run two hours twenty or more, and the scores say they earn it.

Number one beats Batman. Fight me in the comments.

1. 8
   John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)9.0

   Donnie Yen steals the longest Wick from Keanu.

   $447 million worldwide and an A CinemaScore. Guru's Take is 8.1 because the middle drags like a fourth chapter of anything. The action makes up for it.
2. 7
   Skyfall (2012)9.0

   The best-looking Bond ever, and it isn't close.

   92% on Rotten Tomatoes. Sam Mendes shoots it like a painting that throws punches. Bardem's entrance is legit nuts. The villain's plan makes zero sense if you think about it.
3. 6
   Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018)9.1

   Fallout is proof Tom Cruise is at war with his insurance company.

   98% on Rotten Tomatoes and an 87 Metacritic for a sixth movie. Henry Cavill reloading his arms is a top-tier gag. The plot is spaghetti. Nobody cares.
4. 5
   The Departed (2006)9.0

   A remake better than most originals. Sorry, purists.

   8.5 on IMDb, second highest on this list. DiCaprio and Damon sweat through every scene. Nicholson overacts like he's paid by the eyebrow, and Wahlberg's tiny role steals it.
5. 4
   One Battle After Another (2025)9.1

   Paul Thomas Anderson's wildest movie already belongs on this list.

   A 95 on Metacritic. DiCaprio plays a burned-out mess and it's his funniest work. Only $213 million worldwide on a reported $130 to 175 million budget, which is a crime.
6. 3
   The Great Escape (1963)9.6

   The original Sunday afternoon movie still beats your streaming queue.

   Its audience score beats 99% of movies, the best on this list. Steve McQueen and a motorcycle do more than most franchises. The middle digs a little long. Literally.
7. 2
   The Dark Knight (2008)9.3

   The best superhero movie, because it barely is one.

   9.1 on IMDb from 3.2 million voters and $533 million domestic. Heath Ledger is terrifying. Bale's Batman voice still sounds like a garbage disposal with opinions.
8. 1
   Mulholland Drive (2001)9.0

   Better than The Dark Knight. Yes, the confusing Lynch one.

   Guru's Take 9.2, and it made just $7.2 million domestic. Naomi Watts' audition scene is the best acting on this list. You won't understand everything. That's the fun.

$386.29 says you start Mulholland Drive at noon and are still googling it at dinner.

Share it: X | Facebook | Copy link

Current mood: ready to fight about it