: the duration of a movie, a theatrical performance, or a recording
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Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden with Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto hooked me for all of its three hour and 16 minutes running time.—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 18 May 2026 That equates to more than 900 million minutes/15 million hours of watch time globally (the show’s running time clocks in at 112 minutes for the four episodes).—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026 Karia doesn’t skimp on it, but then again, neither did Shakespeare, and the film is faithful, even if nipped and tucked for running time’s sake.—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026 With a running time of 125 minutes, though, even a 66GB disc should be enough to hold the video track without excessive compression artefacts.—John Archer, Forbes.com, 17 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for running time