What is the longest acclaimed movie?

Gone with the Wind and Lawrence of Arabia both exceed 3.5 hours and remain widely regarded as classics.

Best movies over 3 hours

Three-hour films demand commitment — but the best epics justify every minute with scope, character, and spectacle.

Lawrence of Arabia (227 min), Gone with the Wind (238 min), The Godfather Part II (202 min), and Oppenheimer (180 min) are landmark long films.

Watching five 3-hour epics back-to-back is 15 hours — about 7.5 days at 2 hours of viewing per day.

: Gone with the Wind and Lawrence of Arabia both exceed 3.5 hours and remain widely regarded as classics.