Inglourious Basterds

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2009

2h 32m

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It is the first year of Germany's occupation of France. Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of Jewish soldiers to commit violent acts of retribution against the Nazis, including the taking of their scalps. He and his men join forces with Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and undercover agent, to bring down the leaders of the Third Reich. Their fates converge with theater owner Shosanna Dreyfus, who seeks to avenge the Nazis' execution of her family.

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Critics Consensus

A classic Tarantino genre-blending thrill ride, Inglourious Basterds is violent, unrestrained, and thoroughly entertaining.

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Jennifer K. Stuller

Bitch Media

12/22/2020

It wasn't satisfying... Perhaps I'll change my mind. Perhaps I won't. But today I'll simply say that I thought it was inglorious indeed.

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

05/19/2019

4/4

When Tarantino sent this message to moviegoers in 2009, it's unlikely that he imagined how relevant it would be in 2019.

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Ed Koch

The Atlantic

01/17/2018

The performance of Christoph Waltz, playing the Nazi Gestapo figure Col. Hans Landa, is the highlight of the film. His ability to convey courtliness and sympathy and then go to commit the cruelest of horrors is simply superb.

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Giovanni Lago

Next Best Picture

May 29

10/10

“Inglourious Basterds” cemented itself into not only an important project in Tarantino’s filmography but also into the mythmaking of his presence in contemporary American filmmaking as a whole.

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Rudie Obias

Battleship Pretension

Jan 21

If you’re a fan of Inglourious Basterds, then this Arrow Video’s special edition is worth the double-dip (assuming you already own the movie).

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Michael Leader

Den of Geek

05/07/2024

3/5

It is his first film where the bad, underwhelming points outweigh the good – and his first that cannot be recommended easily.

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08/14/2023

I liked the historical background and the twist on historical facts with the taking out of Hitler and other Nazis.

08/14/2023

Great movie always worth seeing in a theater.

06/07/2023

Certified hood classic

06/07/2023

Best Tarantino movie of all time!

Harman Deep S

@Harman2000 16h

Easily Mr Tarantino's best work since Jackie Brown it is a triumph. Yes the references are there but they do not interfere with the story, they are not the driving force. Yes Eli Roth is stunt casting but he works fine, with little to do but look aggressive, and does nothing to hurt the film as i had feared. While i admired Mr Tarantino for using stuntwoman Zoe Bell as herself in Death Proof in order to amp-up the exhilaration of the major stunt scene her lack of any acting ability in a key role was a problem for the film. The same could be said of Tarantino's own appearances in several films, especially Robert Rodriguez's From Dusk Till Dawn, which Tarantino wrote. What really makes this work is how BIG it is. The spaghetti western vibe to much of the style, dialogue and performances is wonderfully over the top without descending too far into the cartoon quality of Kill Bill. The violence is so big. The audacity so big. Brad Pitt is so big! In the trailers the Hitler moment and Pitt

Jefferson T

@Theguy67 Jan 10

If you are looking for a movie where they shoot a lot of Nazis this movie is a waste of time. It takes an hour and half for a shoot out to happen. Basically the majority of this movie is just a bunch of dialogue about nothing. I will never understand the Tarantino glazing (I can confirm there is an uncomfortable and unnecessary foot scene). Cast is 9/10 (-1 for Quinto’s accent) and Christopher Walz is peak, but the dialogue is so boring and self aggrandizing that you just end up disappointed.

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Quentin Tarantino

Director

Brad Pitt

Lt. Aldo Raine

Mélanie Laurent

Shosanna Dreyfus

Christoph Waltz

Col. Hans Landa

Eli Roth

Sgt. Donny Donowitz

Michael Fassbender

Lt. Archie Hicox

Inglourious Basterds: Official Movie Clip - One Hundred Nazi Scalps