Pulp Fiction (1994)
Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 154 min · Thriller, Crime, Comedy
98.9 TOPICAL score · #3 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.
Pulp Fiction (1994, directed by Quentin Tarantino) has a TOPICAL score of 98.9 - one of the 100 best movies of all time by TOPICAL's score. It scores highest on audience and historical impact. It won 23 awards from 55 nominations, including the Palme d'Or. Critics: 92% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 95. Audiences: TMDB 8.5/10 (31,083 ratings) · IMDb 8.8/10. Wikipedia covers it in 107 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics92% on Rotten Tomatoes · Metacritic 95
- AudienceTMDB 8.5/10 (31,083 ratings) · IMDb 8.8/10
- Awards23 wins, 55 nominations - incl. Palme d'Or; Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay; BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 107 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read234,399 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
- Cult statusWikipedia mentions a cult following 2 times
Starring: John Travolta (actor #322), Samuel L. Jackson (actor #90), Uma Thurman (actor #263), Bruce Willis (actor #377)
“The response of major American film reviewers was widely favorable.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10