10 Amazing Movies Under 90 Minutes Long

10. Red Eye

Runtime: 85 minutes

The 2000s was the decade of the plane-set thriller, a trend that capitalised on the fear of flying and terrorism that permeated a post-9/11 world.

And Red Eye might be the best of the lot. From horror aficionado Wes Craven, the movie revolves around a woman (Rachel McAdams) who's cornered mid-flight by a stranger (Cillian Murphy) who demands that she assist him in his terrorist plot.

It's electrifying stuff, with an ice-cold Murphy and a sharp-witted McAdams trading blows and barbs at such a rapid pace that you'll never be able to stop for breath, before the finale explodes into violent slasher territory, with the threat of gore creating a different kind of tension that'll keep you hooked until the very end.

Craven's direction (and really, the whole movie) is quite minimalist, and Red Eye definitely didn't rewrite the thriller book. Instead, Craven took that book and crafted an effective movie that accomplished what it set out to do, no frills attached.