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Paint Drying

  • 20162016
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  • 10h 7m
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9.1/10
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Paint Drying (2016)
10 hours of paint drying on a wall.
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IMDb RATING
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POPULARITY
31,752
9,320
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    • Director
      • Charlie Shackleton
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      • Charlie Shackleton(uncredited)
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      Created by director Charlie Shackleton to force the British Board of Film Classification to watch many hours of paint drying to protest the practices of the British censors.

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    10/10
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    I laughed, I cried, I went down to the sea to reflect. I even found God! This is the defining movie of the century.
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      • January 26, 2016 (United Kingdom)
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      • £5,900 (estimated)
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      10 hours 7 minutes
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      • 1.85 : 1

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