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-based marathons offer a cohesive and engaging experience. To help you plan your next cinematic binge, we've compiled 15 fantastic franchises, complete with their total runtimes.

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Planet of the Apes

With Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' recent release, now's the perfect time for a classic sci-fi binge. The ten films in this franchise, while spanning multiple timelines, offer a captivating marathon. While a precise total runtime isn't available, a comfortable two-day binge is realistic, or a single day focusing on the newer prequels.

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X-Men

Before the MCU, the X-Men franchise ruled. Now including Deadpool and Wolverine, the 13 films offer a timeline that can be slightly complex due to time jumps. A shorter binge option is following the Wolverine timeline. Excluding Deadpool, the remaining X-Men films total just over 22 hours.

X-Men Blu-Ray Collection

Fast and Furious

Fast X brought the franchise to 13 films, an unexpected journey from racing movies to space adventures. For an action-packed, family-focused marathon, this is an excellent choice. The total runtime clocks in at almost 23 and a half hours.

Blu-Ray + Digital Fast & Furious: 10 Movie Collection

Lord of the Rings

A classic marathon choice, the original Lord of the Rings trilogy is a timeless epic. Including The Hobbit trilogy and Amazon's Rings of Power significantly extends the binge. The six feature films alone take about 19 and a half hours.

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Extended & Theatrical)(4K Ultra HD)

Star Wars

The ever-expanding Star Wars universe currently boasts 11 live-action films, with more on the horizon. Adding animated movies and series like The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian dramatically increases the length. The live-action films alone total just over 25 hours.

Pirates of the Caribbean

The five Pirates of the Caribbean films, starring Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow, provide a fun, one-day marathon. The total runtime is just over 12 hours.

4K UHD Pirates of the Caribbean 5-Movie Collection

Jurassic Park

With six feature films, plus shorts and an animated series, the Jurassic Park franchise offers a solid dinosaur movie marathon. The combined runtime for the six films is just over 10 hours.

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Indiana Jones

Spanning four decades, the five Indiana Jones films offer a concise marathon, perfect for a Harrison Ford movie binge. The total runtime is just over 10 hours.

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The Conjuring

The expansive Conjuring universe, including The Conjuring, Annabelle, and The Nun films, offers a comprehensive horror marathon. With nine movies and five shorts, the total runtime is just under 14 and a half hours.

The Conjuring 7-Film Blu-Ray Collection

Transformers

With eight feature films, the Transformers franchise delivers Michael Bay's signature action, explosions, and humor. Watching all films sequentially takes about 18 and a half hours.

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Harry Potter

The Harry Potter films remain a classic marathon choice, filled with magic and wonder. Excluding Fantastic Beasts, the eight main films total just under 20 hours.

Harry Potter: 8 Film Collection [4K UHD + Blu-Ray]

Alien

With nine films, including the mainline series, Predator crossovers, and prequels, the Alien franchise provides a thrilling space-horror marathon. The total runtime is just over 17 hours (excluding Predator crossovers, it's around 14 hours).

Alien: 6-Film Collection

Scream

The Scream franchise's recent resurgence makes it a perfect October horror marathon. The six films total just over 11 and a half hours.

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

James Bond

With 26 films and seven actors, a complete James Bond marathon is a significant undertaking (over 54 hours). A more manageable option is focusing on a single Bond's films; the Daniel Craig era clocks in at 7 hours and 40 minutes.

James Bond Collection

The Hunger Games

With the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and a new book on the way, now's the ideal time to rewatch the Hunger Games films. The five films total just over 11 and a half hours.