The 15 Best Movie Marathons to Watch Any Time

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

With Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes' recent release, now's the perfect time for a sci-fi binge. The ten films in this franchise, while spanning multiple timelines, offer a captivating marathon. While a precise total runtime is unavailable, expect a comfortable two-day viewing, or a single day if focusing on the prequel trilogy.

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

36 Also available in full 4K. See it at Amazon

X-Men

Before the MCU, the X-Men franchise reigned supreme. Now including Deadpool and Wolverine, there are 13 films. While the chronological order is complex, a shorter binge is possible by focusing solely on the Wolverine storyline. Excluding Deadpool, the X-Men films total just over 22 hours.

X-Men Blu-Ray Collection

88 Contains 10 movies. See it at Amazon

Fast and Furious

Fast X brought the franchise to 13 films. This action-packed marathon, focusing on family, takes nearly 23.5 hours. Consult our guide for the optimal viewing order.

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

3 See it at Amazon

Lord of the Rings

A classic marathon choice, the original Lord of the Rings trilogy can be expanded to include The Hobbit trilogy and the Rings of Power series. The six feature films total approximately 19.5 hours, with the series adding nearly 18 more hours. See our guide for viewing order.

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

3 See it at Amazon

Star Wars

The ever-expanding Star Wars universe currently boasts 11 films, with more on the horizon. A live-action-only marathon clocks in at over 25 hours. Our guide details the optimal viewing order for movies and shows.

Pirates of the Caribbean

The five Pirates of the Caribbean films, featuring Jack Sparrow, offer a fun, single-day marathon, totaling just over 12 hours. We await the sixth installment.

4K UHD Pirates of the Caribbean 5-Movie Collection

2 See it at Amazon

Jurassic Park

With six feature films, plus shorts and an animated series, the Jurassic franchise provides a thrilling dinosaur-filled marathon of just over 10 hours. See our guide for viewing order.

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

4 Includes all six movies in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and digital. See it at Amazon

Indiana Jones

Spanning four decades, the five Indiana Jones films offer a potential single-day marathon, totaling just over 10 hours. A great choice for a Harrison Ford marathon.

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

1 See it at Amazon

The Conjuring

The extensive Conjuring universe includes nine films and five shorts, offering a nearly 14.5-hour horror marathon. Catch up on the entire story, including The Nun 2, in a weekend.

The Conjuring 7-Film Blu-Ray Collection

0 See it at Amazon

Transformers

With eight films, the Transformers franchise delivers Michael Bay's signature action and humor. A complete marathon takes approximately 18.5 hours, perfect for a two-day weekend binge. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts should be watched first.

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

10 See it at Amazon

Harry Potter

Excluding Fantastic Beasts, the eight Harry Potter films offer a nearly 20-hour marathon of magic and wonder. Including the prequels adds another 6 hours and 49 minutes.

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

3 See it at Amazon

Alien

The nine Alien films, including the Predator crossovers and prequels, provide a space-horror marathon of just over 17 hours (or 14 hours excluding the crossovers).

Alien: 6-Film Collection

4 Contains six Blu-ray discs and digital codes. See it at Walmart

Scream

The Scream franchise, with its recent resurgence, offers a fun, self-aware horror marathon of just over 11.5 hours.

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

0 See it at Amazon

James Bond

With 26 films across seven actors, a complete James Bond marathon is a significant undertaking (over 54 hours). A more manageable option is focusing on a single Bond's films, such as Daniel Craig's (7 hours 40 minutes).

James Bond Collection

1 Has 24 Bond films from the classic era to the modern ones. See it at Amazon

The Hunger Games

With the prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, now available, the five Hunger Games films offer a weekend-friendly marathon of just over 11.5 hours. The prequel is the longest film.