Quentin Jerome Tarantino is the full name of the American director, writer, producer and actor who was born in March 1963. Quentin’s father is an Italian-American actor and musician. Quentin shifted to California with his mother at the age of four.
He has made some critically and financially successful movies. Quentin Tarantino Movies are ranked among the most influential ones. In 1992, he made his debut with the movie Reservoir Dogs. The film was appreciated positively and the directors turned legends soon. Reservoir Dogs was regarded as the “Greatest Film of All Time” by Empire. A couple of years later, Reservoir Dogs success was followed by Pulp Fiction.
With Gleefully dark humor or epic revenge tale, Quentin Tarantino Movies are always highly stylized. Quentin has worked in forty plus movies as a director, producer, writer, and actor. The movies he acted include almost twenty plus in count. Let us now have a look at our list of some of Quentin Tarantino Movies.
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8. Four Rooms: Penthouse. The Man from Hollywood (1995)
One of those Quentin Tarantino movies which he directed with friend Robert Rodriguez. Tarantino plays the character of the famous director Chester Rush who occupies the penthouse with a group of his friends. It is a subgenre of films on comedy theme. The movie didn’t make much on screen and just crossed the basic budget line for profitability. But the movie is worth a watch if you are Quentin fan.
If you have recently developed a Quentin fever, these movies should be on top of your watch list.
IMDb 6.8 / Release Date: 1995
Trailer / Director: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell
7. Jackie Brown (1997)
Jackie Brown was the third of Quentin Tarantino movies after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. The plot of this American crime thriller was adapted from a novel published in 1992 by Elmore Leonard named Rum Punch. Jackie Brown is the only Quentin Tarantino movie which is adapted from a past work. Quentin was nominated for the Best Adapted Screenplay at the Awards Circuit Community Awards. He was also nominated for the Golden Berlin Bear Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. The box office collection of the movie was $74.7 million, which was six times more than the budget of the movie.
IMDb 7.5 / Release Date: 1997
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
6. Django Unchained (2012)
Quentin Tarantino directed and wrote the American anti-western film. The plot is set back in 1859 on a black slave Django who is set free by a German named Schutz. The film successfully grossed $321.4 million worldwide and received various film industry awards and nominations. Tarantino won the best original screenplay award at the Academy Award. The film secured various nominations at the Golden Globe Awards too.
IMDb 8.4 / Release Date: 2012
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
5. The Hateful Eight (2015)
The movie is written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. The voiceover of the narrator is also done by Quentin in the movie. After the American civil war, eight strangers seek shelter in a stagecoach stopover from a blizzard. The film collected over $155 million at the box office. The film received an average rating from the critics. The film is appreciated for Quentin’s signature of humor, violence, and action. Quentin received various nominations and awards in the Best Screenplay category. National board of reviews and Houston Film Critics Society awarded Quentin for the best screenplay.
4. Inglorious Bastards (2009)
Directed and written by Quentin, Inglorious Bastards is a war film. The film is a combination of two plots and Quentin created a magic again with something new. The first plot is to assassinate Nazi Germany’s leadership one planned by Shosanna Dreyfus and the other by a team of Jewish American soldiers. The title of the film was inspired by the title of an Italian Director’s film of 1978- The Inglorious Bastards. Like the other Quentin Tarantino Movies, Inglorious Bastards was also appreciated by the critics and was successful to acclaim Awards and nominations.
IMDb 6.6 / Release Date: 2009
Trailer / Director: Enzo G. Castellari
3. Kill Bill Vol 1 and 2 (2003, 2004)
This was a martial art film written and directed by Quentin. The plot is that Black Mamba with her leader decides to take revenge on a team of assassins who tried to kill her and her unborn child. This revenge journey leads her to Japan where she fights the Yakuza of Tokyo. Kill Bill is one of those Quentin Tarantino movies which is yet again filled with action. The movie was originally to be released in a single sequence but due to the runtime, it was divided in two sequences- Volume 1 and 2. Volume 1 was one of the highest grossed movies and successfully collected over $180 million. Quentin Tarantino received the Best Director Award at the 9th Empire Awards. Quentin was also nominated for the Best Screenplay Award at the Satellite Awards. The movie was a big success and was the biggest commercial success of Quentin’s career.
IMDb 8.1 / 8.0 / Release Date: 2003, 2004
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
2. Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp fiction is one of those Quentin Tarantino movies which is written and directed by himself. The movie is based on the criminal stories of Los Angeles.The movie’s title has been adapted from the famous crime novels of the 20th century. The plot appears in chronological order. The movie achieved seven Oscar nominations. Tarantino won for Best Original Screenplay Award. The movie also won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes 1994. It was a critical and financial success on its US release. The success of Pulp Fiction due to its nature of development and marketing and its financial profitability left a great impact on the independent cinema.
IMDb 8.9 / Release Date: 1994
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
1. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
This American heist thriller was directed by Quentin Tarantino. The movie was a multi-star and is regarded as an independent and cult classic. The plot is that eight thieves plan a heist of a jewelry store which gets messed up. The movie involves most of the Quentin Tarantino movies hallmark such as pop culture references, profanity, violent crime and disjoint narration. Tarantino says that the movie was influenced by Stanley Kubrick’s The Killing. Since Reservoir Dogs was an independent movie, it is very much praised for the same. The movie was successful in backing few nominations and winning the Critics Award at the 4th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival. The movie is ranked 97th in the list of 500 Greatest Movies of All Time by Empire.
IMDb 8.3 / Release Date: 1992
Trailer / Director: Quentin Tarantino
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