With Kill Bill listed as two separate works.
10) Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
With exciting fight scenes and a career-high performance from Uma Thurman, the second instalment of Tarantino’s two-parter is definitely worth a watch; that said, the big stand off between The Bride and title character Bill doesn’t seem to fully satisfy after the exhilerating build up of the first film.
9) Reservoir Dogs (1992)
While the crime comedy drama may be many Tarantino fans’ favourite, I personally find that aside from a few iconic scenes (most notably, the hilarious diner opener and the unforgettable torture scene) Reservoir Dogs fails to grab me as much as his later work.
8) Django Unchained (2012)
An excellent revenge flick with great performances from all – particularly lead Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio – Django is one of the director’s most successful releases, but, unsurprisingly due to its setting in pre-civil war era Confederate America – features a few graphic and upsetting scenes that leave a bad taste in your mouth.
7) Jackie Brown (1997)
Unlike the rest of the director’s invariably quirky and, well, Tarantino-esque work, Jackie Brown, which is adapted from the 1992 novel Rum Punch, is more of a straight crime drama, with heavy inspiration from ’70s movies such as Foxy Brown (which also starred Pam Grier, who plays the title character). That doesn’t stop the film being as engaging and fun as Tarantino’s self-plotted films.
6) The Hateful Eight (2014)
A divisive one among film fans, this western whodunnit features some great performances and is one of his most thoroughly engrossing in parts, but drags a little in the final act, which – despite an oddly wholesome ending – doesn’t quite live up to the standards set by the first two.
5) Death Proof (2007)
A shorter, simpler film than most of his, Death Proof, which was initially released as a double feature alongside Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, is a movie that knows exactly what it is, and does it well. The story, which details of three women who seek vengeance on the psychopathic stunt-driver that tries to kill them, is shockingly graphic, surprisingly (for Tarantino) fast-paced and entirely enjoyable throughout.
4) Inglorious Basterds (2009)
With a pay-off like no other, Tarantino boldly changes history for the better with his tale of a group of ruthless Nazi Hunters who ultimately succeed in a plot to kill Hitler and co. Credit has to be given to Christoph Waltz for his genuinely terrifying portrayal of SS officer Hans Landa.
3) Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
Unfortunately for it’s slightly underwhelming second part, the first volume of Kill Bill, which details the origins of the iconic Bride character and the revenge sought on the fellow assassins that tried to kill her, features some of the director’s most impressive cinematography, a brilliant antagonist in Lucy Liu’s O-Ren, and the best fight scenes Tarantino has to offer.
2) Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Another historical modification, this time set in late ’60s Hollywood, where Tarantino saves the life of Sharon Tate and massacres members of the Manson family in a film that feels more earnest and heartfelt than his earlier work. This surprising tenderness is balanced out by some hilariously graphic violence in the final few scenes. Well, it wouldn’t be Tarantino without.
1) Pulp Fiction (1994)
Let’s just say; Pulp Fiction is the director’s most iconic film for a reason.
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