Three Great Movies Under 90 Minutes

By Linda Holmes,

Glen Weldon, Bilal Qureshi, Mike Katzif, Jessica Reedy

Published December 3, 2024 at 9:08 AM EST

Christopher Guest in This Is Spinal Tap. — Christopher Guest in *This Is Spinal Tap.*

What do you do when you need a good movie, but you don't have much time? The answer is that you find a short one. In this encore episode, we recommend three films that deliver a lot of punch without taking up your whole day.

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Linda Holmes

Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.

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Glen Weldon

Glen Weldon is a host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He reviews books, movies, comics and more for the NPR Arts Desk.

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Bilal Qureshi

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Jessica Reedy

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