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The 15 Best Movie Marathons to Watch Any Time

by Logan Mar 14,2025

A movie marathon is the perfect way to spend a relaxing weekend, especially when shared with friends. Franchise-themed marathons offer a focused and immersive 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

Planet of the Apes

With Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' recent release, now's the perfect time for a sci-fi binge. The 10 films in this franchise, while spanning multiple timelines, offer a captivating marathon. While a precise runtime is unavailable, a comfortable two-day binge is realistic, or you can focus on the newer prequels for a shorter, single-day watch.

Planet of the Apes Trilogy Blu-ray Collection

Includes Digital Version Planet of the Apes Trilogy Blu-ray Collection

X-Men

X-Men

Before the MCU, the X-Men franchise reigned supreme. Now including Deadpool and Wolverine, the 13 films offer a complex timeline. For a shorter binge, stick to the Wolverine storyline. Excluding Deadpool, the remaining X-Men films total just over 22 hours.

X-Men Blu-Ray Collection

X-Men Blu-Ray Collection

Fast and Furious

Fast and Furious

Fast X brought the franchise to 13 films. This action-packed marathon, focusing on family, takes almost 23.5 hours.

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

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

Lord of the Rings

Lord of the Rings

The classic Lord of the Rings trilogy is a timeless choice. Including The Hobbit trilogy and The Rings of Power series significantly extends the marathon. The six feature films total about 19.5 hours, with the series adding nearly 18 more hours.

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

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

Star Wars

Star Wars

The ever-expanding Star Wars universe currently boasts 11 live-action films, with more on the horizon. This marathon, focusing solely on the films, clocks in at over 25 hours.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Pirates of the Caribbean

The five Pirates of the Caribbean films, featuring Jack Sparrow, offer a fun, one-day marathon totaling a little over 12 hours.

Pirates of the Caribbean 5-Movie Collection

4K UHD Pirates of the Caribbean 5-Movie Collection

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

With six feature films, the Jurassic Park franchise offers a concise dinosaur-themed marathon of just over 10 hours.

Jurassic World 6-Movie Collection (Standard Edition)

Out Now Jurassic World 6-Movie Collection (Standard Edition)

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones

The five Indiana Jones films offer a manageable marathon, perfect for a single day, with a total runtime of just over 10 hours.

Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection

4K UHD + Blu-Ray Indiana Jones 4-Movie Collection

The Conjuring

The Conjuring

The extensive Conjuring universe, including nine films and five shorts, offers a thrilling horror marathon of under 14.5 hours.

The Conjuring 7-Film Blu-Ray Collection

The Conjuring 7-Film Blu-Ray Collection

Transformers

Transformers

Eight films of explosive action make for a two-day Transformers marathon, totaling approximately 18.5 hours.

Transformers 6-Movie Steelbook Collection

Limited Edition [Blu-Ray + 4K UHD] Transformers 6-Movie Steelbook Collection

Harry Potter

Harry Potter

The eight core Harry Potter films offer a magical marathon of under 20 hours, excluding the Fantastic Beasts series.

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

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

Alien

Alien

Nine films strong, the Alien franchise provides a space-horror marathon of a little over 17 hours (or 14 hours excluding the Predator crossovers).

Alien: 6-Film Collection

Alien: 6-Film Collection

Scream

Scream

The Scream franchise offers a fun, lighthearted horror marathon of just over 11.5 hours.

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

James Bond

James Bond

With 26 films spanning decades, a complete James Bond marathon exceeds 54 hours. A more manageable option is to focus on a single Bond actor's films (e.g., Daniel Craig's films total 7 hours 40 minutes).

James Bond Collection

James Bond Collection

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games

Five films, including the prequel, make for an engaging marathon totaling just over 11.5 hours.

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