In 1979's Alien, the alien only had 4 minutes of total screentime. Vader had 8 min 6 sec in 1977's Star Wars. Jaws only had 4 minutes screen time. Less can be more.

It's pretty nuts to think about how much a character can impact a movie while being almost entirely off screen.Kill Bill - Bill - 10 minutesAlien - Alien - 4 minutesVader - Star Wars - 8 minutesJaws - Jaws - 4 minutesAliens - Signs - 90 secondsHannibal Lecter* - Silence of Lambs - 16 minutesAnne Hathaway - Les Miserables - 15 minutesHeath Ledger - The Dark Knight - 33 minutesViola Davis* - Doubt - 8 minutesI couldn't find information for screentime for the monsters in A Quiet Place, Tremors, or the Descent. If anyone knows these, I'd love to know. via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2KRXCJz