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From Ida to The Evil Dead: 10 of the best films under 90 minutes

If you don’t have the concentration for a cinematic epic, here is a selection of movies clocking in at less than an hour and a half
Born to run .... The Beatles in A Hard Day’s Night. Photograph: Everett/Rex/Shutterstock

A Hard Day’s Night (87 mins)

This is not the moment for ponderous blockbuster cinema: concentration spans, we are told, are plummeting in the Covid era. So if you’re fretting at home, here is a film that will take your mind off things: the Beatles’ super-entertaining feature from 1964, which showcased their ease and humour in front of the camera as well as director

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