Top 10 Movies That Take Place in Real Time

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There’s something so thrilling about watching a story unfold in real time. If done right, filmmakers can use time not as a source of manipulation, but as a vehicle for organic suspense. Many of the films below are tense sensations, others chose a more conversational approach to their story, but all of them unfolded in real time to great effect.

Note: Yes, most “real time” films do cheat a little here and there, but the 10 below come as close as possible to keeping it real.