The 15 Best Movie Marathons to Watch Any Time

A movie marathon is the perfect way to spend a relaxing weekend, especially when shared with friends. Franchise-themed marathons offer a focused and satisfying binge-watching experience. To help you plan your next cinematic adventure, we've compiled 15 fantastic franchises, complete with their total runtimes.

Planet of the Apes

With the recent release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, now's the perfect time for a sci-fi binge. The 10 films in this franchise offer a captivating journey, even with the different timelines. A two-day marathon would comfortably cover all films, or focus on the newer prequel trilogy for a single-day watch.

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X-Men

Before the MCU, the X-Men dominated. The 13 films, including Deadpool and Wolverine, offer a complex timeline. For a shorter binge, focus on the Wolverine storyline. Excluding Deadpool, the remaining X-Men films clock in at just over 22 hours.

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Fast and Furious

With Fast X, the franchise boasts 13 adrenaline-fueled films. This action-packed marathon, focusing on family, takes almost 23.5 hours.

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Lord of the Rings

A classic marathon choice, the original Lord of the Rings trilogy is a timeless epic. Including The Hobbit trilogy and The Rings of Power adds significant viewing time. The six feature films total approximately 19.5 hours.

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Star Wars

The ever-expanding Star Wars universe offers 11 live-action films, with more on the horizon. Sticking to the live-action films alone results in a marathon of over 25 hours.

Pirates of the Caribbean

The five Pirates of the Caribbean films, featuring Jack Sparrow, offer a swashbuckling adventure totaling just over 12 hours.

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Jurassic Park

With six feature films, the Jurassic Park franchise offers a thrilling dinosaur adventure. The combined runtime is just over 10 hours.

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Indiana Jones

Five films spanning decades, the Indiana Jones franchise offers a classic adventure. The total runtime for all five films is just over 10 hours.

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The Conjuring

The expansive Conjuring universe includes nine films and five shorts, offering a total runtime of just under 14.5 hours.

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Transformers

Eight films of explosive action and humor make up the Transformers franchise. The complete marathon takes approximately 18.5 hours.

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Harry Potter

The magical world of Harry Potter offers a captivating marathon. Excluding Fantastic Beasts, the eight films total just under 20 hours.

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Alien

Nine films of space horror make up the Alien franchise. Watching all films takes just over 17 hours, or approximately 14 hours excluding the Predator crossovers.

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Scream

The Scream franchise offers a fun, self-aware horror marathon. All six films clock in at just over 11.5 hours.

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

James Bond

With 26 films and seven actors, the James Bond franchise is extensive. A complete marathon would take over 54 hours. Consider focusing on a single Bond's films for a more manageable experience (e.g., Daniel Craig's films total 7 hours 40 minutes).

James Bond Collection

The Hunger Games

The five Hunger Games films, including the prequel, offer a dystopian adventure totaling just over 11.5 hours.