This way, you control quality and legality.
In many parts of the world, high-speed unlimited broadband is a luxury. If your download speed maxes out at 1 Mbps, a 2GB movie will take over five hours to download. A 450MB movie? Less than an hour. Similarly, for users with daily data caps (e.g., 2GB/day), streaming or downloading huge files is simply not feasible. movies under 500mb
Shorter movies are naturally easier to fit into smaller file sizes or data limits. Reviewers often curate lists of "90-minute masterpieces" that are high in quality but low on data demand. This way, you control quality and legality