Sidney Lumet Movie Runtime Comparison (Minutes)
Compare 12 Sidney Lumet runtimes in minutes, from the 87 minute Fail Safe to the 135 minute Murder on the Orient Express. AFI and BBFC data in a tool.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fail Safe Shortest here at 87 minutes. | 87 minutes | Columbia 1964, nuclear standoff | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Fail Safe (1964) 87 min |
| 12 Angry Men Debut feature at 96. | 96 minutes | UA 1957, jury room | AFI Catalog: 12 Angry Men (1957) 96 min |
| Serpico Pacino turn at 130. | 130 minutes | Paramount 1973, cop whistleblower | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Serpico (1973) 130 min |
| Dog Day Afternoon Brooklyn siege at 125. | 125 minutes | Warner 1975, bank siege | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Dog Day Afternoon (1975) 125 min |
| Network Mad as hell at 121. | 121 minutes | MGM 1976, news satire | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Network (1976) 121 min |
| The Verdict Newman trial at 129. | 129 minutes | Fox 1982, courtroom return | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: The Verdict (1982) 129 min |
| Murder on the Orient Express Longest here at 135 minutes. | 135 minutes | Paramount 1974, Poirot train | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Murder on Orient Express (1974) 135 min |
| The Pawnbroker Holocaust memory at 116. | 116 minutes | Allied 1964, Harlem shop | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: The Pawnbroker (1964) 116 min |
| Prince of the City Actually longest at 167 min, table pins 167. | 167 minutes | Orion 1981, police corruption | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Prince of the City (1981) 167 min |
| Running on Empty Matches Pawnbroker at 116. | 116 minutes | Warner 1988, fugitive family | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Running on Empty (1988) 116 min |
| Before the Devil Knows Last feature at 117. | 117 minutes | THINKFilm 2007, final feature | BBFC listing: Before Devil Knows You Are Dead (2007) 117 min |
| Q and A Precinct probe at 132. | 132 minutes | TriStar 1990, NYPD probe | AFI Catalog / BBFC listing: Q and A (1990) 132 min |
About this converter
Lumet features run 87 to 167 minutes in this table. Fail Safe at 87 is the shortest, a nuclear standoff from 1964. 12 Angry Men at 96 follows as the 1957 debut. Pawnbroker and Running on Empty at 116 each, Before the Devil at 117, Network at 121, Dog Day Afternoon at 125, Verdict at 129, Serpico at 130 and Q and A at 132 climb the middle. Orient Express at 135 and Prince of the City at 167 close the long end. Every figure is the official theatrical runtime with credits included, as listed by the AFI Catalog and the BBFC. Prince at 167 is the true longest here.
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 1 Prince of the City against 1 Fail Safe to see the 167 to 87 gap. Switch the unit to Hours for a friendlier reading. Click any table row to load it as Entry A with amount 1.
Runtimes count the full theatrical presentation including credits. TV work stays out. Prince of the City lists 167 in most AFI pages with 128 in one TV cut, the table pins 167 theatrical and notes the cut. Orient Express lists 135 stable. One or two minutes of drift between AFI and BBFC reflects credit roll rounding.
FAQ
Which Lumet film is longest here?
Prince of the City at 167 minutes, per AFI and BBFC listings.
Which is shortest?
Fail Safe at 87 minutes.
How long is 12 Angry Men?
96 minutes, per AFI Catalog.
Do runtimes include credits?
Yes. AFI and BBFC theatrical runtimes include the full credit roll.
Sources
- AFI Catalog 12 Angry Men 96 min and Network 121 min pages
- BBFC theatrical runtime listings for Lumet features 1957-2007
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 12 entries
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