really long movies
Evocative of 2026 Oscar nominees
Rustin’s hot
takes (3 stars or less)
name the year
Who directed this?
100

This Oscar winning feature follows a holocaust survivor on his architectural ambitions in America.

The Brutalist

100

To be or not to be

Hamnet

100

This 80s coming of age film plays on classic high school tropes in a detention setting

The breakfast club

100

Dune part 2

2024

100

There’s hella feet in the movie

Quinten Tarantino 

200

This Belgian feature follows a woman’s daily routine, including a moment of her peeling potatoes 

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

200

She’s bald!

Bugonia

200

While this film’s 2026 sequel has the same writer as the original, the new film is being directed by a different director

Once upon a time… in Hollywood

200

The matrix

1999

200

These movies feature classic British comedy duo nick frost and Simon pegg 

Edgar wright

300

The director of this 7 hour and 12 minute black and white feature about the decline of a Hungarian farming commune died last year, and in commemoration I will be watching this in theaters next week

Satantango

300

Kimi Antonelli

F1

300

This French dance film predominantly features the color red

Climax

300

The grand Budapest hotel

2014

300

This guys movies reference lots of film tropes with a weird and absurd presentation, his films also tend to include violence towards women (this is rage bait)

David lynch

400

This Japanese film follows an upskirt photographer and his wild journey involving christianity

Love exposure 

400

Norwegian Cinderella

The ugly step sister

400

This classic mgm musical follows a wealthy southern family in the lead up to the world fair

Meet me in St. Louis

400

Battleship Potemkin

1925

400

She’s French and loves body horror

Julia ducournau

500

When this film first released in 1927, it was projected using 3 projectors at the same time in order to create an ultra wide feature

Napoleon

500

French baby = god

Little Amelie or the character of rain

500

This film follows a substitute teacher working at a poor school as he tries to bring a new way of thinking and bring guidance to these students 

Detachment

500

Pink flamingos

1972

500

This director is known for his thematic series, revolving around themes such as the 10 commandments or colors

krzysztof kieślowski

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