More than any other year in recent memory, 2023 became a proving ground for just how extensive and long runtimes can be, with a number of the biggest movies of the year all having gargantuan runtimes. While it can be a more arduous task for the filmmakers, there can be a lot of benefits to such an extended runtime, making long movies some of the most memorable out there. These benefits include allowing more time to flesh out the story and characters, or simply having just a few more stand-out sequences to impact the audience.