10 Painfully Long Movie Marathons You Have To Do At Least Once
9. The Lord Of The Rings - 558 Minutes (Theatrical) Or 680 Minutes (Extended)
The Films: The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers, The Return Of The King
Just How Long? 9.3 Hours (Theatrical) Or 11.3 Hours (Extended)
Why You Have To Try It: This is the one that everyone of my generation has mulled over doing at least once. The Lord Of The Rings are a defining part of blockbuster cinema of the early noughties, proving fantasy epics can work, giving a grown up alternative for kids too mature for Harry Potter.
Given how open ended Fellowship and Two Towers are, it's already impossible to watch the series without going from start to finish, so why not bite the bullet and do it all in one go? Anyone who's came late to the party with Game Of Thrones should be used to a ten hour fantasy run through, so this should be pretty easy for serious fans.
There's an added challenge here of using the Extended Editions. I'm not really a fan of them as films in of themselves, but when doing something as obsessive as this, it'd be rude not to. Of course, you could also throw in The Hobbit triloy and have a full-on Middle Earth gorge, but there's a very real possibility of death by exposure during such a marathon.