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12 Angry Men (1957)
All but three minutes of the movie are set inside the jury room as the jurors argue over a case in a single afternoon.
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Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Chris and the Anderson kids she's babysitting spend a night in Chicago when she goes looking for her friend Brenda, who's run away from home.
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Before Sunrise (1995)
Jesse and Cรฉline meet on a train and spend that night getting to know each other on the streets of Vienna.
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Before Sunset (2004)
A sequel to Before Sunrise, this movie also plays out over a day--in real time, no less--during an afternoon in Paris.
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Bobby (2006)
The movie takes place in the hours leading up to the assassination of Robert Kennedy on June 5, 1968.
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The Breakfast Club (1985)
Five high school students spend detention together for 8 hours and 54 minutes on Saturday, March 24, 1984.
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Can't Hardly Wait (1998)
The movie begins at the graduation ceremony for the Class of 1998, ending the next morning as we see the characters deal with the events of a massive house party the night before.
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The film takes place over April 10, 1993 as Dante and Randal work together at the Quick Stop and RST Video, respectively.
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Collateral (2004)
The movie follows a hitman and a cab driver from 6:30 pm on January 24 to 5:40 am on January 25, 2004.
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
The movie depicts the exploits of high schoolers on the last day of school, 1976.
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Die Hard (1988)
John McClane take on a 12 armed men taking hostages in a building on the night of Christmas Eve.
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Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)
Set two years to the day after the first Die Hard, John McClane has to save his wife when she is taken hostage aboard a plane.
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Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
When a terrorist known only as "Simon" threatens to set off explosions in New York City, McClane and cab driver Zeus Carver spend the day going through a series of "games" and riddles while the Simon's real plot is unfolding.
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
When three first-time criminals mess up a bank heist, the hostage situation the follows plays out over the course of a day.
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After a deranged general orders a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union, the movie follows the main players in an effort to stop the bombers in the hours that follows.
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Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Two slackers wake up to discover they've lost their car and spend the rest of the day trying to track it down by unraveling yesterday's forgotten adventure.
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Empire Records (1995)
The movie opens as Lucas closes the record store and decides to steal the day's earnings in an effort to gamble them into profits that will save the shop, then the movie follows the rest of the employees as the deal with the fallout of Lucas's actions over the next day.
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The Evil Dead (1981)
Some college students head to a cabin in the woods and are terrorized by demons that night.
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Falling Down (1993)
The film follows William Foster for a day after mental breakdown.
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller plays hookie from school and spends they day with his friend and girlfriend in Chicago.
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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Seth and Richie evade the FBI and fight vampires over the course of a dangerous night in Mexico.
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The Goonies (1985)
A group of friends spends one of their last days together after their families face foreclosure in search of a pirate's treasure.
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Groundhog Day (1993)
Aside from a few scenes as the group travels to Punxsutawney, the show takes place over February 2 on a continuous loop.
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Friends Harold and Kumar just can't find a White Castle to satiate their munchies in a night that gets crazier and crazier.
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Kids (1995)
The movie follows a group of high schoolers and their destructive behavior over a single day in New York City.
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Magnolia (1999)
The movie tracks a large array of characters with interweaving story lines over a single day.
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Mallrats (1995)
On the day T.S. and Brodie both get dumped, they head to the mall and cause some trouble.
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Two music fans meet at a concert and spend the night trying to track down a drunk friend and the secret show their favorite band is playing.
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Panic Room (2002)
On the night a mother and daughter move in to their new home, three men break in looking for some hidden money.
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Phone Booth (2002)
Unfolding in real time, Stu is put to the test by an unknown man on the phone who threatens to kill him.
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Sixteen Candles (1984)
Set on Samantha's 16th birthday, her family has forgotten and her crush just found out she has the hots for him.
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Run Lola Run (1998)
The film explores three scenarios as Lola has to get 100,000 marks to her boyfriend in the next 20 minutes.
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The Strangers (2008)
On the night of February 11, 2005, a couple is terrorized by three mysterious murders.
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Superbad (2007)
Three high school friends have separate adventures on their way to a party.
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Training Day (2001)
The movie concerns a single 24-hour period involving two LA police officers.
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The Warriors (1979)
When a New York City gang is framed for the murder of another gang leader, they spend the night trying to get back to their turf alive.
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Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
August 18, 1981 is the last day of camp, but that doesn't stop the campers and counselors from squeezing a summer's worth of fun into 24 hours.
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A list of movies that take place primarily over a single day.
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