Nolan Movie Runtime Comparison (Minutes)
Compare 12 Nolan movie runtimes in minutes, from the 69 minute Following to the 180 minute Oppenheimer epic. Studio theater data in a linked tool. now.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Following Shortest entry at 69 minutes. | 69 minutes | Micro budget debut, 1998 | Momentum press kit / BBFC listing: Following (1998) 69 min |
| Memento Reverse tale at 113 minutes. | 113 minutes | Memory loss noir, 2000 | Pathe and Summit press kit / BBFC listing: Memento (2000) 113 min |
| Insomnia White nights tale at 118 minutes. | 118 minutes | Alaska detective remake, 2002 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Insomnia (2002) 118 min |
| Batman Begins League of Shadows at 140 minutes. | 140 minutes | Batman origin, 2005 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Batman Begins (2005) 140 min |
| The Prestige Tesla coil duel at 130 minutes. | 130 minutes | Magician rivalry, 2006 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Prestige (2006) 130 min |
| The Dark Knight Ferry game at 152 minutes. | 152 minutes | Joker chaos tale, 2008 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Dark Knight (2008) 152 min |
| Inception Limbo dive at 148 minutes. | 148 minutes | Dream heist tale, 2010 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Inception (2010) 148 min |
| The Dark Knight Rises Pit climb at 164 minutes. | 164 minutes | Bane siege tale, 2012 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Dark Knight Rises (2012) 164 min |
| Interstellar Tesseract farewell at 169 minutes. | 169 minutes | Wormhole voyage, 2014 | Paramount and Warner press kit / BBFC listing: Interstellar (2014) 169 min |
| Dunkirk Short war epic at 106 minutes. | 106 minutes | Beach evacuation tale, 2017 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Dunkirk (2017) 106 min |
| Tenet Turnstile duel at 150 minutes. | 150 minutes | Time inversion tale, 2020 | Warner Bros press kit / BBFC listing: Tenet (2020) 150 min |
| Oppenheimer Longest entry at 180 minutes. | 180 minutes | Bomb project epic, 2023 | Universal press kit / BBFC listing: Oppenheimer (2023) 180 min |
About this converter
Warner Bros lists an official theatrical runtime for every Christopher Nolan feature, repeated by the BBFC in classification listings. The scale runs from the 69 minute Following to the 180 minute Oppenheimer. Batman films cluster near 150 minutes while Interstellar and Oppenheimer push past it. This table keeps all twelve theatrical features with credits included, as published by the studios and the BBFC.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. Try Following against Oppenheimer to feel the 111 minute gap. Switch to hours for a friendlier reading of long films.
Runtimes count the full theatrical presentation including credits. Short films such as Doodlebug are left out. IMAX 70mm prints run the same cuts. One or two minutes of drift between sources reflects credit roll rounding. Oppenheimer at 180 minutes tops the table, with Interstellar next at 169. Following at 69 is the shortest by a wide margin. Dunkirk at 106 is shortest of the epics.
FAQ
Which Nolan film is the longest?
Oppenheimer at 180 minutes. Interstellar follows at 169.
Which is the shortest?
Following at 69 minutes. Dunkirk is the shortest studio epic at 106.
Are the short films included?
No. Shorts use different cuts, so only theatrical features are listed here.
Do these runtimes include credits?
Yes. Studio and BBFC runtimes include the full credit roll, so Ludwig themes sit inside these totals.
Sources
- Warner Bros and Universal press kits 1998-2023 (theatrical runtimes)
- BBFC theatrical runtime listings for Nolan features
Last verified: 2026-10-03 · 12 entries
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