Perhaps you’ve heard by now that Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated The Wolf of Wall Street is (finally) set to hit theaters on Christmas Day after persistent chatter that the film could be pushed all the way until sometime next year, making it the most gaudy and bonkers gift most of us are likely to recieve this holiday season. But the film’s official new release date also comes with word on the film’s runtime – an intersting bit of trivia, considering its delays were reportedly rooted in the studio’s need for Scorsese to chop down its original 180-minute cut – that now clocks in at a heady 165 minutes.
The film’s fresh runtime is already getting plenty of buzz on the Internet – most people seem jazzed about so much madness and Leonardo DiCaprio dancing and toasting to enjoy, but a few people are already blowing raspberries about such length (what’s wrong with you?!), so we felt it was time to investigate how the true-life tale stacks up against both other Scorsese films and some other 2013 releases. The answer may surprise you (hint: it’s in our headline).
At 165 minutes, The Wolf of Wall Street is pretty much par for the course when it comes to a Scorsese production. Here, take a look at sampling of the filmmaker’s longest films to date:
George Harrison: Living in the Material World – 208 minutes
Casino — 178 minutes
The Aviator – 170 minutes
Gangs of New York – 167 minutes
The Wolf of Wall Street – 165 minutes
The Last Temptation of Christ – 164 minutes
The Departed — 151 minutes
Goodfellas – 146 minutes
The Age of Innocence – 139 minutes
Shutter Island – 138 minutes
Kundun — 134 minutes
Raging Bull — 129 minutes
Cape Fear – 128 minutes
Hugo — 126 minutes
Shine a Light — 122 minutes
Bringing Out the Dead – 121 minutes
The Color of Money – 119 minutes
Taxi Driver – 113 minutes
Mean Streets – 112 minutes
Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore – 112 minutes
The King of Comedy – 109 minutes
Sure, The Wolf of Wall Street ain’t no thang for Marty (and, really, based on what we’ve seen of the film so far, who wouldn’t want to see three hours of it?), but what about for 2013 as a whole? Please. This thing fits right in.
Blue Is the Warmest Color – 187 minutes
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug — 160 minutes
Prisoners – 153 minutes
The Lone Ranger – 149 minutes
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – 146 minutes
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – 143 minutes
The Great Gatsby – 143 minutes
Man of Steel – 143 minutes
The Place Beyond the Pines – 140 minutes
Captain Phillips – 134 minutes
12 Years a Slave – 134 minutes
Star Trek Into Darkness — 132 minutes
Lee Daniels’ The Butler – 132 minutes
White House Down – 131 minutes
Pacific Rim – 131 minutes
Fast and Furious 6–130 minutes
Oz the Great and Powerful – 130 minutes
Mud – 130 minutes
Iron Man 3–130 minutes
Pain and Gain – 129 minutes
Jobs – 128 minutes
42–128 minutes
The Wolverine – 126 minutes
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The Wolf of Wall Street opens on Christmas Day. Settle in for the long, drug-fueled journey of greed. Happy holidays!
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