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The Filipino director, though, did consult with Serra and Sapinho to decide that beloved Mexican actor García Bernal was the best choice to play Magellan in what has turned out to be Diaz’s most accessible film — at least in terms of running time.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Another Christian Simmons score late in the third upped the margin to 34 and invoked running time for the fourth quarter.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 30 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
Another Christian Simmons score late in the third upped the margin to 34 and invoked running time for the fourth quarter.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Running time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20time. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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