# Slow cinema — the long-take canon

> Long takes, minimal cuts, contemplation as method. Tarr, Akerman, Costa, Hou Hsiao-hsien, Tsai Ming-liang, Reygadas. If you can sit through a single shot for ten minutes, this is where you live.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/canon/slow-cinema/>

## 30 films in this list

- **[Godzilla Fantasia](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/godzilla-fantasia-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 9.7 · 13 votes · foreign-gem, cult, neon-soaked
- **[Close Up](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/close-up-2012/)** (2012) — ★ 9.5 · 2 votes · atmospheric
- **[Ado SPECIAL LIVE "Shinzou" in Cinema](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/ado-special-live-shinzou-in-cinema-2025/)** (2025) — ★ 9.4 · 13 votes · foreign-gem, atmospheric
- **[The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-godfather-trilogy-1901-1980-1992/)** (1992) — ★ 8.9 · 169 votes · cult, slow-burn, devastating
- **[Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/attack-on-titan-the-last-attack-2024/)** (2024) — ★ 8.7 · 192 votes · foreign-gem, slow-burn, cozy
- **[The Shawshank Redemption](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-shawshank-redemption-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 8.7 · 30,295 votes · cozy, slow-burn, devastating
- **[The Godfather](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-godfather-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 8.7 · 22,862 votes · devastating, slow-burn
- **[Castle Under Fiery Skies](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/castle-under-fiery-skies-2009/)** (2009) — ★ 8.6 · 14 votes · foreign-gem, cult, slow-burn
- **[The Godfather Part II](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-godfather-part-ii-1974/)** (1974) — ★ 8.6 · 13,863 votes · slow-burn, devastating
- **[Schindler's List](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/schindler-s-list-1993/)** (1993) — ★ 8.6 · 17,400 votes · devastating, slow-burn
- **[The Dark Knight](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-dark-knight-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 8.5 · 35,661 votes · mindfuck, neon-soaked, dread
- **[The Green Mile](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-green-mile-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 8.5 · 19,189 votes · devastating, slow-burn, atmospheric
- **[The Good, the Bad and the Ugly](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1966/)** (1966) — ★ 8.5 · 9,598 votes · devastating, foreign-gem, autumnal
- **[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-return-of-the-king-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 8.5 · 26,447 votes · atmospheric
- **[Parasite](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/parasite-2019/)** (2019) — ★ 8.5 · 20,557 votes · foreign-gem, slow-burn, devastating
- **[Pulp Fiction](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/pulp-fiction-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 8.5 · 30,113 votes · neon-soaked, dread, slow-burn
- **[Interstellar](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/interstellar-2014/)** (2014) — ★ 8.5 · 39,608 votes · neon-soaked, slow-burn, devastating
- **[Forrest Gump](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/forrest-gump-1994/)** (1994) — ★ 8.5 · 29,665 votes · cozy, devastating, slow-burn
- **[GoodFellas](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/goodfellas-1990/)** (1990) — ★ 8.5 · 14,280 votes · slow-burn, devastating
- **[Seven Samurai](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/seven-samurai-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 8.4 · 4,212 votes · foreign-gem, cult, slow-burn
- **[Fight Club](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fight-club-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 8.4 · 31,941 votes · slow-burn, devastating, dread
- **[Harakiri](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/harakiri-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 8.4 · 1,201 votes · foreign-gem, cult, slow-burn
- **[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-2001/)** (2001) — ★ 8.4 · 27,451 votes · atmospheric
- **[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-two-towers-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 8.4 · 23,795 votes · atmospheric
- **[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/one-flew-over-the-cuckoo-s-nest-1975/)** (1975) — ★ 8.4 · 11,406 votes · cozy, slow-burn, devastating
- **[The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-human-condition-iii-a-soldier-s-prayer-1961/)** (1961) — ★ 8.4 · 208 votes · foreign-gem, devastating, cult
- **[O.J.: Made in America](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/o-j-made-in-america-2016/)** (2016) — ★ 8.4 · 263 votes · atmospheric, slow-burn
- **[Once Upon a Time in America](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/once-upon-a-time-in-america-1984/)** (1984) — ★ 8.4 · 6,007 votes · devastating, slow-burn, neon-soaked
- **[The Pianist](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-pianist-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 8.4 · 10,096 votes · devastating, slow-burn
- **[High and Low](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/high-and-low-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 8.4 · 1,117 votes · foreign-gem, cult, slow-burn

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