The Lost Weekend

1h 41m · 1945 · Directed by Billy Wilder · 4.0 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Lost Weekend (1945) runs 1h 41m, directed by Billy Wilder. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

Longtime alcoholic Don Birnam has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst... but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

Genres: Drama

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.