In many cases, longer runtimes allow these types of films to explore issues and characters in greater depth than possible in a more limited temporal frame.

The power of the movies lies at least in part in their ability to make viewers think differently about the world and their place in it, including their relationship to truth and reality.

By Benjamin Svetkey Right now, there are 4,000 movies on Netflix. Just about any type of film you might possibly want to watch — from a rom-com about a K-pop star with an S&M fetish (Love and ...