All 10 Quentin Tarantino movies ranked from worst to best

10. The Hateful Eight

Tarantino’s post-Civil War Western is really the only film of his I dislike. Releasing in 2015, the mystery movie follows a group of strangers who come together at a stagecoach rest stop to wait out a blizzard. The cast of The Hateful Eight is definitely its strongest part. We’ve got Samuel L. Jackson, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, and other extremely talented and well-known actors. And while they give very strong performances, the movie grows dull and goes on for far too long.

At two hours and 55 minutes, The Hateful Eight is Tarantino’s longest movie to date. And although I have no problem with long movies, this one really drags. I’m typically a fan of dialogue-heavy shows and films, but it becomes too much here. It’s a self-indulgent piece of work and comes nowhere near the quality of Tarantino’s previous films. Fortunately, his next movie after this was an improvement.

9. Death Proof

Released in 2007 as part of a double feature titled “Grindhouse” alongside Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror, Death Proof pays homage to exploitation films of the 1970s. It’s definitely not one of Tarantino’s strongest movies, but there are reasons to enjoy it. Similar to his other movies, he scored an all-star cast for this one, including Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, and other familiar faces.

The movie follows a character named Stuntman Mike who targets women and uses his “death proof” cars to get away with murder. The plot itself is nothing to write home about, but the aesthetic in the style of a grindhouse film with intentionally-added imperfections is pretty cool. There’s no denying that one of Tarantino’s strong suits as a director is attention to detail, which really comes through in Death Proof.

On the other hand, while the movie is entertaining, there’s a definite lack of depth we miss from his other projections.