Writer and director
Quentin Tarantino
Every film graded, plus the scenes people can quote word for word.
Quentin Tarantino writes dialogue people learn by heart and stages violence like a musical number. The collection grades each of his films, ranks the scenes that made them famous, and lists the characters who carry them.
The scenes
The ten scenes that best show how he builds tension out of talk.
- The farmhouseInglourious Basterds, 2009
- The tavernInglourious Basterds, 2009
- The apartmentPulp Fiction, 1994
- The warehouseReservoir Dogs, 1992
- The House of Blue LeavesKill Bill: Volume 1, 2003
- Dinner at CandylandDjango Unchained, 2012
- Spahn RanchOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2019
- The coffinKill Bill: Volume 2, 2004
- Jack Rabbit Slim'sPulp Fiction, 1994
- Minnie's HaberdasheryThe Hateful Eight, 2015
The characters
The people who carry the talking.
- Inglourious Basterds, 2009Hans LandaPoliteness as a weapon, in four languages.
- Pulp Fiction, 1994Jules WinnfieldA hitman who finds a reason to stop, mid-sentence.
- Kill Bill, 2003 and 2004The BrideA revenge story that turns out to be about a daughter.
- Django Unchained, 2012Calvin CandieCharm and cruelty at the same dinner table.
- Jackie Brown, 1997Jackie BrownThe smartest person in the film, and the calmest.
- Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, 2019Cliff BoothA stuntman with nothing to prove and a dog to feed.
- Reservoir Dogs, 1992Mr. BlondeA radio, a razor and a dance nobody forgets.
- The Hateful Eight, 2015Major Marquis WarrenA bounty hunter who solves the room like a detective.