Oh boy, that’s a question for me. I’m a huge Tarantino fan and I’ve never considered ranking his movies, so this took me a while. I can understand some may think his movies overrated, but since I’ve grown up with them, they very much defined my love for movies, so I truly believe all of them are good, if not great.
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Pulp Fiction - It’s hard to overstate how influential this film is. It is revolutionary, perfectly directed, and just so damn fun. Masterpiece in every sense of the word.
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The Hateful Eight - An amazing (almost) limited setting film with top-notch performances. This movie is very much about the atmosphere, subverting the classic western genre, with a great cast to round it off.
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Jackie Brown - This is black Pulp Fiction, taking everything great from its predecessor and composing probably the best story of all Tarantino films.
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Reservoir Dogs - I’m clearly biased, but the non-linear storytelling and the compact story, and just the overall coolness of the characters make this my favorite movie of all time.
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Inglourious Basterds - As fresh as they come, this film compelled me to look at historical movies in a completely different light. It’s also the most thrilling one.
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Django Unchained - Fun premise, great story, and just amazing performances from every single actor in the movie.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Made mostly for an American audience, it’s thrilling and fun, but relies a lot on it’s (excellent) cast.
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Kill Bill - Tarantino considers both volumes as a single film, so I do too. Vol. 2 probably lowers the rank a lot here, but only because Vol. 1 is so exceptionally intense that it was hard to live up to.
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Death Proof - The weakest of his movies and maybe the most brutal, Death Proof leans more on the double feature gimmicks, but is still very entertaining and (dare I say) innovative.
I’m waiting for his final film, but I’m in no rush, as I would watch any of these movies again any day.
Well, I tried to rank them objectively, as I would recommend them to others 🙂