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Other Great Films Told Over A Day

posted 17 years ago by bfsog
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Love this film, I have it on dvd but it was just on ITV today, I should have been studying for uni exams but oh well..

Anyhoo, what are your other favourite films that take place over a day/less than a day?

Mine:

The Breakfast Club

[–] rageagainstpopularity 17 years ago

The Breakfast Club
Clerks.
Clerks 2
Mallrats
Slacker
Dazed and Confused
Rat Race (not really good, but kinda funny)
Reservoir Dogs
Do the Right Thing
Four Rooms (just a little entertaining at the second half)
Waiting...

That's all i can think of right now, but i'm sure there are plenty more

[–] kassj 17 years ago

I'm fairly certain all the flashback scenes will disqualify Reservoir Dogs. I mean, you wouldn't say that The Usual Suspects takes place over a day, would you?

[–] rageagainstpopularity 17 years ago

oh, yeah, i guess you're right.

[–] cv_lemieux 17 years ago

American Graffiti

[–] rageagainstpopularity 17 years ago

that was a good one, i always considered dazed and confused a remake of american graffiti.

[–] Vergilya 17 years ago

After Hours (1985)
Running scared (I think-2006)
No way out (1987)

[–] mediocredave 17 years ago

Twelve Angry Men
Run Lola Run
From Dusk til Dawn

[–] blacksunday52 17 years ago

High Noon
Isn't the Informer one, too?

[–] steadricklarson 17 years ago

12 Angry Men. Great shout. Scanning over some of my DVD's...

Do The Right Thing
Duel
La Haine
Shaun of the Dead

I can't remember if Memento takes place in one day but if it is it should be up there!

[–] CarlEsq 8 years ago

I think Memento is more than one day, excellent film

[–] bajparry 16 years ago

I just LOVE films set over one day, or in one room... so long as it's not forced and crappy just to fit the concept.

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[–] rageagainstpopularity 16 years ago

hmmmm....
12 angry men
Secret Honor
Magnolia

[–] howard-nicholson3 15 years ago

err
the towering inferno
crank

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[–] fang123horn 15 years ago

The Polar Express
It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Blob (1958)
Ferris Bueller's Day off
Airplane!
My Dinner With Andre
Radioland Murders
Who Done It? (1942)

[–] tannerie 14 years ago

Dog Day Afternoon.
Black Hawk Down. - (Though it's early the next morning that finishes.)

[–] BoxOfficePoison 12 years ago

Night of the Living Dead.

[–] BoxOfficePoison 12 years ago

Most slasher movies, if you don't count the opening obligatory here's-what-pissed-the-killer-off-20-years-ago flashback.

[–] BoxOfficePoison 12 years ago

Oh yeah! What about "Die Hard" (and any of its sequels)?

[–] muzilon 12 years ago

Hitchcock's "Rope".

[–] PaulMR 9 years ago

"Into The Night" starring Jeff Goldblum. Very good movie.

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