Why are animated films and TV shows often shorter than live action ones?

Question

While most live action movies are usually two hours long, only a few animated movies have that run time.

And episodes of live action shows are usually 40+ minutes long while animated shows have episodes that are 22 minutes long.

Why is this the case?

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Answer 1

There is so much more work and effort that goes into animated films. Or any film with a lot of CGI for that matter. However, most animated films are aimed towards children. Because of this, the best way to make the best profit is to cut costs by shortening the length of the movie. Which actually helps because the attention span of children isn’t very long and anything longer would cause problems for parents and kids.