Top 20 movies with the longest runtime

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A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Image via Star Cinema)
A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Image via Star Cinema)

9) Death in the Land of Encantos (2007)

Death in the Land of Encantos (Image via Sine Olivia Pilipinas)
Death in the Land of Encantos (Image via Sine Olivia Pilipinas)

This 538-minute film by Lav Diaz follows a poet returning to his hometown after a typhoon. It combines real footage of the disaster’s aftermath with a fictional story about grief and survival. The length allows for long, quiet scenes that focus on conversations and the landscape. It explores the emotional and physical devastation left behind, creating a raw and reflective experience. The film looks at the cost of disaster on both a personal and collective level.

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