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That is far and away the most views (calculated as total hours watched divided by running time) in a six-month period for any title, movie or series, ever on Netflix.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
The release of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and Kill Bill Vol. 2 supercut, aptly titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, earned a respectable $3.2 million for Lionsgate — that's especially impressive considering its running time is more than four hours.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
The Wildcats then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Allen scored again a few plays later from 15 yards out on his final carry of the evening to put the game into running time at a score of 42-0.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2025
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow, with a running time of 5 hours and 24 minutes, has qualified for Oscar consideration this year.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 20 Jan. 2026
The release of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill and Kill Bill Vol. 2 supercut, aptly titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, earned a respectable $3.2 million for Lionsgate — that's especially impressive considering its running time is more than four hours.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025
The Wildcats then fumbled the ensuing kickoff, and Allen scored again a few plays later from 15 yards out on his final carry of the evening to put the game into running time at a score of 42-0.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2025
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow, with a running time of 5 hours and 24 minutes, has qualified for Oscar consideration this year.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Running time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20time. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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