4. The Green Mile (1999)
There are very few films in history that can completely justify a run time of over 3 hours, and The Green Mile is one of them. The film completely justifies its run time by allowing the length to show just how excruciating it can be to work on the mile. All of the events in the film are totally necessary to create an atmosphere of suspicion and mystery that couldn't have been achieved if the film was cut shorter. The Green Mile is a brilliant story about the consequences of being someone who has to put people to death as well as the meaning of death itself. Pretty heavy stuff for any movie to present in a compelling way, but The Green Mile pulls it off extremely well. Frank Darabont's direction allows the story to take center stage and the performances to shine making the film more enjoyable than its subject matter lets on.