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* ''[[Eleven Fourteen|11:14]]'' is an extreme version. It's a full-length movie, but due to being [[The Rashomon]] with [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], the events of about a quarter of an hour (at most) covered in [[Real Time]], fills a feature-length film. |
* ''[[Eleven Fourteen|11:14]]'' is an extreme version. It's a full-length movie, but due to being [[The Rashomon]] with [[Loads and Loads of Characters]], the events of about a quarter of an hour (at most) covered in [[Real Time]], fills a feature-length film. |
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* A lot of movies are set over a single day (''[[Clerks]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Falling Down]]'') or a single night (''[[After Hours]]'', ''[[American Graffiti]]'') and a lot of others cover a roughly twenty four hour period (''[[Superbad]]'', ''[[I Love You Beth Cooper]]''). |
* A lot of movies are set over a single day (''[[Clerks]]'', ''[[The Breakfast Club]]'', ''[[Falling Down]]'') or a single night (''[[After Hours]]'', ''[[American Graffiti]]'') and a lot of others cover a roughly twenty four hour period (''[[Superbad]]'', ''[[I Love You Beth Cooper]]''). |
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* From the perspective |
* From the perspective of its protagonist, ''[[Back to The Future]] Part II'' seems to take place in the course of two very busy days, at most. Otherwise, it took about sixty years. Your choice. |
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** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Doc when they go back to 1955. |
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Doc when they go back to 1955. |
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{{quote|'''Marty''': ''This is heavy, Doc! It feels like I was here yesterday!'' |
{{quote|'''Marty''': ''This is heavy, Doc! It feels like I was here yesterday!'' |
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* The Lihuauan film ''The Girl and the Echo'' takes place within one day. This is mirrored in its alternative title, ''"Paskutine Apostogu Diena"'' ("Last day of Holydays"). |
* The Lihuauan film ''The Girl and the Echo'' takes place within one day. This is mirrored in its alternative title, ''"Paskutine Apostogu Diena"'' ("Last day of Holydays"). |
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* ''[[Bad Day At Black Rock]]''. The 'Day' of the title is literal, with the events of the movie encompassing about 24 hours. |
* ''[[Bad Day At Black Rock]]''. The 'Day' of the title is literal, with the events of the movie encompassing about 24 hours. |
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== Literature == |
== Literature == |