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Quentin Tarantino

Actor, producer, writer and director, also cinematographer and editor · Born March 27, 1963 (63) · Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

2 Oscars · 3 Golden Globes · 2 BAFTA Awards · 10 other major award bodies

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence. His films have earned him a variety of Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. In 2007, Total Film named him the 12th-greatest director of all time. Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Connie McHugh Tarantino Zastoupil, a health care executive and nurse born in Knoxville, and Tony Tarantino, an actor and amateur musician born in Queens, New York. Tarantino's mother allowed him to quit school at age 17, to attend an acting class full time. Tarantino gave up acting while attending the acting school, saying that he admired directors more than actors. Tarantino also worked in a video rental store before becoming a filmmaker, paid close attention to the types of films people liked to rent, and has cited that experience as inspiration for his directorial career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Quentin Tarantino, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Born
March 27, 1963 (63)
From
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Works as
Actor, producer, writer and director, also cinematographer and editor
Titles
57 on MovieCove · 87 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 15% in 30 days

What are Quentin Tarantino's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 51 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

A split, not a type: Light 24 · Serious 12 · Dark 15

A split, not a type: Grounded 24 · Stylized 10 · Heightened 17

A split, not a type: Gentle 12 · Charged 17 · Intense 22

A split, not a type: Steady 25 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 17

Straight-faced 19 · Some laughs 26 · Funny 6

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 20 · Relentless 12

Casual 16 · Engaged 32 · Full focus 3

A split, not a type: Easy watch 27 · Affecting 15 · Heavy 9

Resolved 44 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

3 analyzed roles
Hero
1 of 3
Shapeshifter
1 of 3
Shadow
1 of 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
28
Warm
17
Contemplative
19
Thrilling
16
Absurd
17
Other
43

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy10
  • Bittersweet26
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous12
  • Cyclical3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Quentin Tarantino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 57 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Pluto TV (17).

Subscription and free streaming for Quentin Tarantino's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

87 credits, 57 with a MovieCove page; 96 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • THE FURTHER MIS-ADVENTURES OF CLIFF BOOTH (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Producer · Writer

  • Only What We Carry(2026)

    as John Percy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • One Spoon of Chocolate(2025)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films
  • The Projectionist(2026)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Writer · as Bill (voice) (uncredited)

  • Short Cuts : KILL BILL VOL.1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Original Film Writer

  • Luckless Revanchists (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Producer

  • Thanksgiving(2023)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
  • Thriller—A Cruel Documentary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks

  • Super Pumped(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Tarantino's Voice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows
  • Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Tarantino (voice)

  • Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood(2019)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Red Apple Ad Director (uncredited) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • The Hateful Eight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Creator · Writer · as Narrator

  • Baby Driver(2017)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
  • The Hateful Eight(2015)

    Director · Screenplay · as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • #15SecondScare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Executive Producer

  • She's Funny That Way(2014)

    as Quentin Tarantino

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 30 episodes · Original Film Writer

  • Strutter(2012)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Malaria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Thanks

  • Django Unchained(2012)

    Director · Writer · as The LeQuint Dickey Mining Co. Employee

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
  • Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair(2004)

    Director · Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • The Legend Still Lives: 30 Years of Madman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Thanks

  • Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
  • Stolz der Nation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Producer

  • Inglourious Basterds(2009)

    Director · Writer · as First Scalped Nazi / American Soldier in 'Pride of Nation' (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Hell Ride(2008)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films
  • Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Thanks

  • Sukiyaki Western Django(2007)

    Executive Producer · as Ringo

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Hostel: Part II(2007)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • Diary of the Dead(2007)

    Thanks · as Newsreader (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films
  • Death Proof(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay · as Warren

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Grindhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director · Cinematographer · Presenter · Producer · Writer · as Warren (segment "Death Proof") / Rapist #1 (segment "Planet Terror")

  • Planet Terror(2007)

    Producer · as Rapist #1

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
  • Freedom's Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Executive Producer

  • Hostel(2005)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • Daltry Calhoun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Executive Producer

  • The Protector(2005)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
  • Reservoir Dogs Revisited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as (archive)

  • Sin City(2005)

    Special Guest Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 2(2004)

    Director · Characters · Screenplay · as Director's voice (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Kill Bill: Vol. 1(2003)

    Director · Characters · Writer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
  • Duck Dodgers(2003)

    Show 1 episode · as Master Moloch (voice)

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Kaante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Original Story

  • Hero(2002)

    Executive Producer · Presenter

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Pulp Fiction: Behind The Scenes Montages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Actor

  • Alias(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · as McKenas Cole

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Little Nicky(2000)

    as Deacon

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Kisses in the Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Panhandle Slim (voice) (The Coriolis Effect)

  • God Said, 'Ha!' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Jackie Brown(1997)

    Director · Executive Music Producer · Screenplay · as Answering Machine (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Curdled(1996)

    Executive Producer · as Ritchie Gecko (Archival Photo) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films
  • Girl 6(1996)

    as Director #1 - NY

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay · as Richard Gecko

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
  • Four Rooms(1995)

    Director · Executive Producer · Writer · as Chester

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Dance Me to the End of Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Writer

  • Desperado(1995)

    as Pick-Up Guy

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films
  • Somebody to Love(1994)

    as Bartender

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Sleep with Me(1994)

    as Sid

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
  • ER(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
  • All-American Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Desmond

  • Pulp Fiction(1994)

    Director · Story · Writer · as Jimmie Dimmick

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
  • The Coriolis Effect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Panhandle Slim (voice)

  • Killing Zoe(1993)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
  • True Romance(1993)

    Writer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Eddie Presley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Asylum Attendant

  • Iron Monkey(1993)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Reservoir Dogs(1992)

    Director · Additional Dialogue · Writer · as Mr. Brown

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
  • Past Midnight(1991)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Reservoir Dogs: Sundance Institute 1991 June Film Lab(1991)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Writer · as Mr. White

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Vegetables (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Quentin

  • Dolph Lundgren: Maximum Potential (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Production Office Assistant

  • The Golden Girls(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Elvis Impersonator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
  • Django/Zorro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Characters · Comic Book · Producer

  • Iconoclasts: Quentin Tarantino & Fiona Apple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Other · Actor

  • Tangled Up in Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

A full career of 86 titles, 82 of them dated from 1985 to 2026.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting43 of 86: 23 only acting, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thDirecting18 of 86: 1 only directing, 17 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thWriting26 of 86: 6 only writing, 20 with another role · typical Midcredits score97thProducing29 of 86: 17 only producing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thMusic1 of 86: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography3 of 86: 0 only cinematography, 3 with another roleEditing1 of 86: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew19 of 86: 12 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

86 titles, 27 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1980s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew1990s25 · 16 acting · 16 crew2000s27 · 12 acting · 22 crew2010s15 · 5 acting · 14 crew2020s12 · 6 acting · 7 crew

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 17 roles
9196

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

2 Oscars, 3 Golden Globes, 2 BAFTA Awards and 6 other major awards from 54 major nominations, 1992–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Motion Picture of the Year
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Film
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay (Original)
    • +4 other major bodies · 1 win and 4 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
      • Producers Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  2. 2019
    • Cannes award, nominated
  3. 2016
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Original Screenplay
  4. 2014
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media
  5. 2013
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • +1 other major body · 1 win
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Original Screenplay
  6. 2010
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Achievement in Directing
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Writing, Original Screenplay
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Director
    • BAFTA Award, nominated · Best Screenplay - Original
    • +3 other major bodies · 1 win and 3 nominations
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
      • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Screenplay, Original
      • Critics Choice Award, nominated · Best Director
  7. 2009
    • Cannes award, nominated
  8. 2007
    • Cannes award, nominated
Show 8 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Writers Guild Award, nominated · Episodic Drama
  2. 2005
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  3. 2004
    • Grammy Award, nominated · Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media
  4. 1998
    • Berlinale award, nominated · Best Film
  5. 1995
    • Oscar, won · Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
    • Oscar, nominated · Best Director
    • Golden Globe, won · Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Director - Motion Picture
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best Screenplay - Original
    • BAFTA Award, nominated
    • +2 other major bodies · 2 wins and 1 nomination
      • Directors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Director
      • Independent Spirit Award, won · Best Screenplay
  6. 1994
    • Cannes award, won
  7. 1993
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Director
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best First Feature
  8. 1992
    • Sundance award, nominated · Dramatic

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Quentin Tarantino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 51; across their 51 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Approval · how many liked their films

82ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Midcredits score across 57 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

17 of their 57 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved17
  • Universally Panned1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser17
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed17

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Quentin Tarantino's work okay for kids?

Across up to 23 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore19 titles83–95 · median 93 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity23 titles33–75 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity21 titles76–94 · median 88 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs19 titles38–84 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense19 titles59–91 · median 78 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Quentin Tarantino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Quentin Tarantino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Lawrence Bender shares the most, 13.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles