10 'Classic' Films That Are Actually Unbearably Boring

Some films get labeled as "classics" but can be a real snooze fest. In this video, we're spotlighting 10 classic films that are actually unbearably boring. These movies might have critical acclaim or historical significance, but they can be tough to sit through. Check out our list and see which so-called classics made the cut for being a drag.
0:00 - Intro
0:32 - 2001: A Space Odyssey
1:26 - The English Patient
2:09 - The Seventh Seal
2:50 - Lawrence of Arabia
3:37 - Citizen Kane
4:14 - Barry Lyndon
4:47 - Last Year at Marienbad
5:27 - The Birth of a Nation
6:24 - Gone With the Wind
7:16 - Doctor Zhivago
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[@startefacts]

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[@jesseatwater393]

And America's dumbing down continues. The only thing unbearably boring is this video.

[@awesomedallastours]

If your'e bored then your'e boring. Now get off my lawn.

[@romanclay1913]

2001 Great Lawrence of Arabia Great Citizen Kane Great Dr. Zhivago Great Barry Lyndon Great

[@iamtheimagedoctor]

So sad that you're span of attention has gotten so short that you cannot appreciate true art. And these are not just "classics," they have been raised to their artistic merit by intelligent views and critics over many decades. I hope you don't have a list of boring things for your generation, such as reading books, conversation, great meals...

[@californiahummus]

It used to be you could go to the theater and watch a movie build and emerge you into a whole new world with a slow building story line. But now that's considered boring.

[@robertrowles5450]

Haven't watched all these films, but after being moved by half of them.......I would hate to be so proudly ignorant I could dismiss all ten as boring. Still for cynical clickbait, B+ for effort.

[@tommoore4128]

It’s just an opinion, and I’m not a fan of most of the movies on this list that I’ve seen, but I would always urge other people to see them for themselves and be their own judge because just because I don’t like them doesn’t mean they won’t and all of these films are regarded as Classics.

[@robertrowles5450]

@@tommoore4128 Yes, it's 'just an opinion'. A lazy, perhaps dishonest one. These films are so diverse: wildly different tones, and kinds of story. It takes a special kind of self-confidence to stamp all of them 'boring'.

[@billviola7884]

Very subjective. Problem with today's social media mavens is that they actually think they know what the fuck they are talking about when THEY DON'T

[@mrtunapie6653]

Very funny, but I completely disagree with you on all these films. I do understand that these are not for the majority of modern audience used to fast cutting and lots of action. If you think these are boring, try Antonioni, Bresson or Tarkovsky.

[@Dominos-el7qr]

Even some, but not all, of Bergman.

[@titianarasputin]

AI narration, probably AI scripted. Content farm.

[@mrtunapie6653]

@@titianarasputin Good point.. I hadnt thought about that 👍👍

[@jgrab1]

Do you know the meaning of "cult" classic? Apparently not. These are not cult films, they're very much in the mainstream. And all these films are brilliant. You just don't understand them, just as you don't understand the meaning of "cult."

[@richardb6260]

@@jgrab1 In fact, all of them were critically acclaimed box office hits.

[@mikekenyon8483]

No, you're just a self-indulgent snob.

[@MrPicklerwoof]

Ouch. Not sure what the intention was with this video, but I think it's backfired. Probably best to stick to films with lots of explosions every few minutes.

[@63mckenzie]

If you read Arthur C Clarke's accompanying novel of 2001, the movie makes a lot more sense.

[@predragtopic7874]

First of all, English Patient is not a classic. That's a freaking bad movie. Second, other movies.... Back to Marvel Universe for kids and shut up.

[@LukeLovesRose]

WELL SAID

[@greggilbert7529]

Citizen Kane brilliantly reveals, to viewers only, what "Rosebud" meant. It's significance is powerful. 2001: A Space Odyssey was way ahead of its time and dealt with the rise and possible dangers of technology. I can go on but this video really comes down to attention span.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

Disagree. I love 1930s and 1940s films. Big film noir fan. While technically impressive, as a narrative Citizen Kane is tediously dull. It's not even intriguing to me.

[@greggilbert7529]

​@lyndoncmp5751 that's your opinion. I saw it far differently. Thanks.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

​@@greggilbert7529 I find another film with Orson Welles, The Third Man, infinitely more watchable and enjoyable.

[@greggilbert7529]

@lyndoncmp5751 why?

[@wayneolsen8965]

I was so hoping English Patient would be included. There it is, #2

[@paulxavier431]

The English Patience

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

The English Patient ousted Slingblade for best picture. How??? 2001 and Citizen Kane are good babysitting movies because they lull you to sleep.

[@mikeedward9595]

The best film that year was Fargo. Fargo should have won Best Picture.

[@ThomasGidley-kv2uj]

Fargo is my second choice.

[@honodle7219]

I disagree on 2001. It is a slow paced movie, true enough. But it has a depth that couldn't be achieved as an 'actioner'.

[@kevintesar6748]

2001, Barry Lyndon? How dare you. Next you're going to say Eyes Wide Shut is pretentious

[@SirPaul928]

I was a child when I first watched Birth of a Nation. Even then, I found myself uncomfortable and, yes, bored. It's actually a pretty good list. Technical brilliance wrapped in a less than riveting bow. Although not a classic, I've always chuckled at those who loved Eraserhead. A film that's now revered in its mind-numbing pretentiousness. At least Gone With the Wind wasn't pretentious...just dull.

[@thomasparker2447]

Absolutely agree. If a movie doesn't have slo-mo explosions or cars flipping end-over-end in defiance of physics, if it has non-spandex wearing adult characters who speak in complete sentences, it isn't worth anyone's time.

[@thetrison]

My pick: The Godfather, Part I. Felt asleep on first attempt. Got drifted onto my phone then left to play as background noise on second attempt. Yet, somehow, I was deeply captivated with Part II despite it being longer. Also, agreed with the English Patient, such a drag. Deeply disagreed with 2001 and Citizen Kane. The former can be too slow of a burn but couldn't take my eyes off it and the latter is literally a cinematic masterpiece of all time (saying this as a Gen Z). The rest I haven't seen so I don't have any opinion on.

[@lyndoncmp5751]

I said the same thing before I read your post. That tedious wedding at the beginning just sends me to sleep.

[@RodericSpode]

You should try some Three Stooges Shorts. It sounds like they are more your speed.

[@richardb6260]

@@RodericSpode Too cerebral.

[@mikekenyon8483]

Awwww, poor baby

[@ericl9875]

What’s next on that list of films; numbers 11 to ? Rear Window(some guy with a broken leg trapped in his apartment watches his neighbors all day and night. How much more boring can that get), Rashomon (how many times do we have to see the same event), Playtime (2 plus hours of a guy in a raincoat and pipe bumbling through Paris with no dialogue), or how about 8½, Ivan’s Childhood, or anything by Mizoguchi or Ozu? Yes, I’d rather watch Warhol’s Empire (8h and 5m of a single shot of the Empire State Building) than any of the films I mentioned plus the original ten films.

[@LukeLovesRose]

Wow. That is so sad. Your extremely short attention span has made it impossible for you to appreciate great art...? Citizen Kane is boring?? It moves like gangbusters. Again, Gone With The Wind also moves like gangbusters for being a 4 hour soap

[@James-zw6wb]

This is the result of being addicted to KZbin shorts.

[@user-oy3fk5zz5w]

I've never seen "Last Night" or "Birth," but the rest of the movies are regarded as classics for a reason. Not every movie has to have car chases or light Saber battles to be great films. I would agree that "Lawrence" and maybe "Gone" are a little too long, but that hardly makes them yawn-worthy.

[@charlottegranger1449]

The Birth of a Nation is not boring it is entertaining and a groundbreaking film and encourages people to look at history from an alternative perspective

[@keithyork8226]

I once tried to sit through “Transformers” because my learning disabled son likes it. I had to switch off after about thirty minutes because it was so boring. Of those in your list, I haven’t seen “Seal” or “Marienbad” and I agree that “Patient” is dull but all the others are brilliant films that engage me from start to finish.

[@willieluncheonette5843]

Re your choice of Citizen Kane. But t can see that many sightless people might find it boring. LOL!! Of course you are aware that is considered one of the 2 orc 3 greatest films of all time by every meaningful poll. Strangely enough I sort of agree with you on Lawrence of Arabia and Gone With the Wind. I think those two are massively overrated.

[@vilstef6988]

2001 is a classic and quite yawn-worthy. I prefer the less known sequel, 2010!

[@c.d.macaulay66]

I'm with you on Barry Lyndon, Dr. Zhivago and, especially, 2001. Titanic yawners all. The English Patient is slow to develop, but the wait is worth it. But you couldn't be more wrong about Gone With the Wind and, especially, Citizen Kane. BTW, you forgot Warren Beatty's 3+ hour magnum opus Reds. You could gave trimmed an HOUR off that. It felt like EST in that you felt it would NEVER end.

[@marianotorrespico2975]

--- BUT WHY DID THE FILM-MAKERS NOT . . . spell it all out for lazy me? "We" here in the 21st. century have no time for filmed stories, just special effects movies.

[@patrickdepew4976]

I stopped watching once I heard the mispronunciation of Ralph Fiennes' name (though I actually agree that The English Patient IS boring). Maybe use better AI next time. Either way, when I hovered over the video to see what other films were on this list, I just couldn't continue. Also, these are not "cult classics." Learn the difference.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Yes, a terrible AI voice.

[@richardb6260]

@@patrickdepew4976 I'm tempted to check out some of their other videos to see how incredibly wrong they are.

[@ScienceFindsGod-Official]

English Patient aside, the only thing required to not find these films boring is intelligence. Maybe there's a new Marvel movie coming out you can enjoy.

[@jr-zq6nf]

I was wondering before I started to play this video if he would have 2001 A Space Odyssey on the list and he didn't disappoint, especially with having it as the first one. This movie was so stultifyingly dull I fast forwarded it a few times while watching it. Could never understand how this became such a classic.

[@milleijones2828]

I'll grant you 2001 and Dr Zhivago could be a little dull in places, but Lawrence of Arabia? One of the most fascinating movies I've ever seen. Ditto for Citizen Kane. Birth of a Nation is a pretty ugly movie, but it's not boring. WTF?! Must we have continual car chases and explosions for a film to be interesting?

[@mikhailthetenor3387]

I don't particularly find Gone With The Wind, or Dr. Zhivago as boring.

[@ronaldsantosjapan]

I chose, "Do not recommend channel." For this one.

[@AntonXul]

Oof! The amount of butthurt and pretentiousness on the comment section is hilarious! I've only seen "2001: A Space Odyssey" out of these and I did find this classic excruciatingly boring. I love anything having to do with space, but this was just boring beyond belief. I myself am trying to watch classics and found a couple more that belong on this list: "The Deer Hunter" & "Eraserhead" Those movies bored me to tears as well. I was looking forward to those and was brutally disappointed by how dull they were. There are good classics out there, but some are incredibly boring. Let's not pretend there are not,

[@tiglath40]

Movies for stupid people to avoid...

[@tommoore4128]

Everything is subjective, and of the films on this list that I have seen I am actually mixed. I agree 2001: A Space Odyssey, The English Patient and Citizen Kane are exceptionally boring films, but I think that Dr. Zhivago and Gone With the Wind are great. Really it’s all a matter of taste in the end, so I would urge people to see these films for themselves since many others regard them as exceptional.

[@jonhinson5701]

Barry Lyndon and The Seventh Seal are fantastic movies but each to his own taste.

[@leemarlin9415]

This presentation proves beyond a doubt that anyone can produce and upload a video onto KZbin. I think the real problem here is that the creator of this video has no attention span whatsoever. He needs constant stimulation to stay awake.

[@richardb6260]

A better title would be movies that are lost on those with low intelligence and lower attention spans. Luckily, you have the Fast and Furious films to entertain you.

[@mikekenyon8483]

Awwwwwww poor baby.

[@mikhailthetenor3387]

I guess because I listen to romantic operas a lot, and ballets on my cds (although they are usually shorter than the hours in length, believe me, most Verdi operas are no more than a couple of hours, like around 122 to 145 minutes), I have more endurance or patience to withstand and tolerate very long films.

[@nicholassheffo5723]

Save WIND, BIRTH and much of PATIENT, these movies are only boring if the viewer is not paying attention, not a grow adult, does not have a heart soul or brain, is a cinematic illiterate or has zero attention span, especially if their smart phone has destroyed their brain.

[@VictorMaxol]

Barry Lyndon is actually terrific but the first time I saw it I nearly died of boredom.

[@user-oy3fk5zz5w]

Some movies need to be seen more than once to really appreciate/understand them. The first time I saw "7th Seal," I could not make heads or tails of it b/c it was so different from anything I'd seen before. But the more I've watched it, the more layers it has revealed. One of my all-time favs.

[@VictorMaxol]

@@user-oy3fk5zz5w Max is the only actor who could play against Death.

[@charlottegranger1449]

Gone with the Wind is not boring its very entertaining

[@TheCatBilbo]

Ralph Fee-ens? Fee-ens, really? Is this AI narration?

[@robbush6822]

Completely disagree on CITIZEN KANE, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA and GONE WITH THE WIND.

[@charlottegranger1449]

Gone with the Wind is one of my favorite films

[@meesterexit1969]

Compared to today's standards these classics seem boring. They certainly were not back then. In 2090 'The Lord of the Rings-Fellowship of the Ring' or the 'Pirates of the Carribean' will be on a list like this one.

[@alm2187]

Whoa, Jedi mind trick at 3:13! 😁

[@meatpopsicle1567]

These are not the Turks you're looking for.

[@michaellemos6053]

I think you were just checking to see if we’re listening. You can’t be serious

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

I think this video is someone's attempt at bad humor.

[@MrEab2010]

your list is of films that are boring to different generations for multiple reasons. Gen Z and millennials, with shorter attention spans thanks to video games and social media, would find most films made before Stars Wars or any film in black & white to be boring. I still find Citizen Kane and 2001 to be interesting but on a different level than popular entertainment. As for the rest of your list, these films are boring to me because I am not that interested in the subject matter in the first place or I find them personally deeply offensive. Having said that, even the most exciting films are boring to me after too many repeated viewings.

[@jeffreyrobinson3555]

Was this humor or an attempt to excuse inability to concentrate on a moving powerful story

[@frankkilian7837]

you could have at least listed one Akira Kurosawa movie.

[@mattmorris2141]

These are not cult classics.

[@billhollister5523]

This comment section is classic boomers yelling at clouds. Great list!

[@Brightangel55]

Poor Tik Tok gen need short movies. 😅

[@mikekenyon8483]

Some of these movies are stupidly boring and pretentious. I've never seen citizen kane and will die never seeing it. Most of the European films are indeed stupid, Europeans can be exceedingly pretentious. Kubrick is highly overrated, most of his movies are very slow or over the top indulgencelike Full Metal Jacket. .

[@nenadstojan]

Casablanca. I watched it yesterday and it wasn't very interesting.

[@BlueBaron3339]

OMG, what a thoroughly uninformed video! 😵‍💫 Not the first nor the last horrible YT algorithm failure...

[@Helux1957]

OK, so you have a short attention span,. Go watch The Real Housewives. I'm with a previous commenter; This video is "boring."

[@landonweldy5468]

Nah

[@kkgt6591]

Yeah these are terrible and stretched out movies

[@Martinroadsguy]

The Birds. Casablanca.

[@user-oy3fk5zz5w]

You're kidding, right,?

[@Brightangel55]

Try and colour between the lines Martin 😅

[@slayerpug]

Ragebait

[@zoltankaparthy9095]

You are right on Seal and Kane.