10 movies to help you through your turkey coma — VIDEO

The last thing you'll want to do after you've eaten half your body weight is move.

Odds are, you'll be too stuffed on Thanksgiving to even think.

And, assuming you aren't into football, you'll be looking for something to occupy your time while you lie on the couch and moan about how full you are.

These 10 acclaimed movies are all at least three hours long, giving you plenty of time to recover from your turkey coma:

"The Deer Hunter" (1978) — 3 hours, 3 minutes

The best picture winner starred Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep and taught the world how to play Russian roulette.

 

"Spartacus" (1960) — 3 hours, 4 minutes

Not to be confused with the Starz series that was overflowing with graphic nudity, this tale of the rebellious slave (Kirk Douglas) plays a key role in the new movie "Trumbo."

 

"The Green Mile" (1999) — 3 hours, 9 minutes

Tom Hanks guards death row inmates in this best picture nominee you've probably seen a thousand times on TNT.

 

"The Right Stuff" (1983) — 3 hours, 13 minutes

The Mercury Seven — Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally Schirra, Alan Shepard and Deke Slayton — train to go into space.

 

"Titanic" (1997) — 3 hours, 14 minutes

Spoiler alert: The boat sinks.

 

"The Godfather Part II" (1974) — 3 hours, 20 minutes

Widely considered a masterpiece, it won six Oscars. Astonishingly, though, best actor wasn't among them as Art Carney's work in "Harry and Tonto" beat out Al Pacino's performance as Michael Corleone.

 

"The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2003) — 3 hours, 21 minutes

The final installment in director Peter Jackson's trilogy is the only fantasy film to ever win a best picture Oscar, and only the second sequel, after "The Godfather Part II," to do so.

 

"Seven Samurai" (1954) — 3 hours, 28 minutes

Director Akira Kurosawa's tale of farmers who hire ronin to protect their crops from thieves remains one of cinema's most influential films.

 

"Gone with the Wind" (1939) — 3 hours, 58 minutes

The 10-time Oscar winner, starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, is still the highest-grossing film of all time, when adjusted for inflation.

 

"Modern Times Forever (Stora Enso Building, Helsinki)" (2011) — 240 hours

Filmed by a Danish arts collective, it shows how Helsinki's Stora Enso building would decay over the next few thousand years. It's believed to be the longest movie ever made.

 

Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com. On Twitter: @life_onthecouch

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