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Quentin Tarantino, actor & director
Actor & Director

Quentin Tarantino: Movies, Awards & Box Office

films
72
as director
12
on screen
1987–2025
box office
$1.41B
award wins
11
average score
81
Born
March 27, 1963 (age 63)
Birthplace
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.
Full name
Quentin Jerome Tarantino
Citizenship
United States
Occupations
Filmmaker, Actor, Author
Years active
1987-present
Spouses
Daniella Pick
Children
2
Biggest hits

The Best Quentin Tarantino Movies

The films of Quentin Tarantino that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Django Unchained (2012) leads with $426M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

Full ranking
Career at a glance

Quentin Tarantino's Career in Numbers

Quentin Tarantino's films in numbers — as an actor and a director, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Quentin Tarantino works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from My Best Friend’s Birthday (1987) to Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025), and the 1990s were the busiest decade.

Quentin Tarantino Movies by Decade

  1. 1980s 1
  2. 1990s 10
  3. 2000s 10
  4. 2010s 2
  5. 2020s 1

The 1990s were Quentin Tarantino's busiest decade, with 10 films.

Quentin Tarantino Movies by Genre

  • Action 8
  • Comedy 6
  • Drama 4
  • Thriller 2
  • Fantasy 1
  • Music 1

Action is the genre Quentin Tarantino has worked in most, with 8 films, ahead of comedy (6).

Quentin Tarantino Career Milestones

First film
My Best Friend’s Birthday 1987
Biggest box office hit
Django Unchained $426M worldwide
Best-rated film
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Movie Echo Score 85
Newest film
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 2025
72 credits

Quentin Tarantino Filmography: Every Movie

Every film Quentin Tarantino is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 12 as director and 12 as actor. Rated films average a score of 81. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by Quentin Tarantino

12
  1. 2025 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) movie poster Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Action Movie Echo Score: 85
  2. 2015 The Hateful Eight (2015) movie poster The Hateful Eight Drama
  3. 2012 Django Unchained (2012) movie poster Django Unchained Action
  4. 2007 Grindhouse (2007) movie poster Grindhouse Action
  5. 2006 Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006) movie poster Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Thriller
  6. 2005 Sin City (2005) movie poster Sin City Action
  7. 2004 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) movie poster Kill Bill: Vol. 2 Action
  8. 2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) movie poster Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Action
  9. 2003 Kill Bill: The Origin of O-Ren (2003) movie poster Kill Bill: The Origin of O-Ren Action
  10. 1997 Jackie Brown (1997) movie poster Jackie Brown Drama
  11. 1994 Pulp Fiction (1994) movie poster Pulp Fiction Drama
  12. 1992 Reservoir Dogs (1992) movie poster Reservoir Dogs Drama

Quentin Tarantino Movies as an Actor

12
  1. 2007 Death Proof (2007) movie poster Death Proof as Warren · Thriller
  2. 2007 Planet Terror (2007) movie poster Planet Terror as Rapist #1 · Action
  3. 2006 Tarantino’s Mind (2006) movie poster Tarantino’s Mind as Mr. Brown / Richard Gecko (archive footage) · Comedy
  4. 2005 ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Revisited (2005) movie poster ‘Reservoir Dogs’ Revisited as Mr. Brown
  5. 1996 Curdled (1996) movie poster Curdled as Ritchie Gecko (Archival Photo) (uncredited) · Comedy
  6. 1995 Four Rooms (1995) movie poster Four Rooms as Chester · Comedy
  7. 1995 Destiny Turns on the Radio (1995) movie poster Destiny Turns on the Radio as Destiny · Fantasy
  8. 1994 Somebody to Love (1994) movie poster Somebody to Love as Bartender · Comedy
  9. 1994 Sleep with Me (1994) movie poster Sleep with Me as Sid · Comedy
  10. 1994 The Coriolis Effect (1994) movie poster The Coriolis Effect as Panhandle Slim (voice)
  11. 1992 Eddie Presley (1992) movie poster Eddie Presley as Asylum Attendant · Music
  12. 1987 My Best Friend’s Birthday (1987) movie poster My Best Friend’s Birthday as Clarence Pool · Comedy

Quentin Tarantino in Documentaries & Specials

48
  1. 2025 Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet (2025) movie poster Stella Stevens: The Last Starlet as Self · Documentary
  2. 2025 When We Went MAD! (2025) movie poster When We Went MAD! as Self · Documentary
  3. 2025 Pulp Fiction: The Making Of (2025) movie poster Pulp Fiction: The Making Of as Self (archive footage) · Documentary
  4. 2023 Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight (2023) movie poster Robert De Niro: Hiding in the Spotlight as Self - Interviewee (archive footage) · Documentary
  5. 2023 Cannes Uncut (2023) movie poster Cannes Uncut as Self (Archive) · Documentary
  6. 2023 Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview (2023) movie poster Burt Reynolds: The Last Interview as Self · Documentary
  7. 2022 Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America (2022) movie poster Sergio Leone: The Italian Who Invented America as Self · Documentary
  8. 2022 American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective (2022) movie poster American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective as Self · Documentary
  9. 2021 We Are Cinema (2021) movie poster We Are Cinema as Self (archive footage) · Tv movie
  10. 2021 Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained (2021) movie poster Django & Django: Sergio Corbucci Unchained as Self - Filmmaker · Documentary
  11. 2021 Michael Cimino, God Bless America (2021) movie poster Michael Cimino, God Bless America as Self · Tv movie
  12. 2019 QT8: The First Eight (2019) movie poster QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 76
  13. 2018 Why Are We Creative? (2018) movie poster Why Are We Creative? as Self · Documentary
  14. 2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d’Hollywood (2017) movie poster John Travolta, le miraculé d’Hollywood as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) · Documentary
  15. 2016 Shoot to Live (2016) movie poster Shoot to Live as Self · Documentary
  16. 2015 A Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson (2015) movie poster A Christmas Eve Conversation With Quentin Tarantino & Paul Thomas Anderson as Self · Documentary
  17. 2015 The Legend of the Palme d’Or (2015) movie poster The Legend of the Palme d’Or as Self · Documentary
  18. 2014 One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) movie poster One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film as Self · Documentary
  19. 2012 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief (2012) movie poster 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief as Self · Documentary
  20. 2012 Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking (2012) movie poster Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking as Self · Documentary
  21. 2012 Propaganda (2012) movie poster Propaganda as Self (archive footage) · Documentary
  22. 2011 Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis (2011) movie poster Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis as Self · Documentary
  23. 2011 Nightmare Factory (2011) movie poster Nightmare Factory as Self · Documentary
  24. 2011 Corman’s World (2011) movie poster Corman’s World as Self - Filmmaker · Documentary
  25. 2008 Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX (2008) movie poster Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX as Self · Documentary
  26. 2007 Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema (2007) movie poster Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema as Self · Documentary
  27. 2006 Back to the Well: ‘Clerks II’ (2006) movie poster Back to the Well: ‘Clerks II’ as Self · Documentary
  28. 2006 50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) movie poster 50 Films to See Before You Die as Self · Documentary
  29. 2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (2005) movie poster Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That as Self · Documentary
  30. 2005 The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz (2005) movie poster The Muppets’ Wizard of Oz as Self - Kermit's Director · Comedy
  31. 2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) movie poster The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self · Documentary
  32. 2004 The Making of ‘Kill Bill Vol. 2’ (2004) movie poster The Making of ‘Kill Bill Vol. 2’ as Self · Documentary
  33. 2004 Mario Bava: Operazione paura (2004) movie poster Mario Bava: Operazione paura as Self · Documentary
  34. 2004 John Travolta: The Inside Story (2004) movie poster John Travolta: The Inside Story as Self · Documentary
  35. 2004 Celluloid Horror (2004) movie poster Celluloid Horror as Himself · Documentary
  36. 2003 The Making of ‘Kill Bill Vol. 1’ (2003) movie poster The Making of ‘Kill Bill Vol. 1’ as Self · Documentary
  37. 2002 Pulp Fiction: The Facts (2002) movie poster Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self · Documentary
  38. 2002 Jackie Brown: How It Went Down (2002) movie poster Jackie Brown: How It Went Down as Self · Documentary
  39. 2002 BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) movie poster BaadAsssss Cinema as Self · Documentary
  40. 2002 All the Love You Cannes! (2002) movie poster All the Love You Cannes! as Self · Documentary
  41. 2000 Making of Pulp Fiction (2000) movie poster Making of Pulp Fiction as Self · Documentary
  42. 2000 Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000) movie poster Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone as Self · Documentary
  43. 1999 Forever Hollywood (1999) movie poster Forever Hollywood as Self · Documentary
  44. 1998 Full Tilt Boogie (1998) movie poster Full Tilt Boogie as Self · Documentary
  45. 1998 Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s (1998) movie poster Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen’s as Self · Documentary
  46. 1998 God Said, ‘Ha!’ (1998) movie poster God Said, ‘Ha!’ as Self · Comedy
  47. 1996 The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera (1996) movie poster The Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera as Self · Documentary
  48. 1994 Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood’s Boy Wonder (1994) movie poster Quentin Tarantino: Hollywood’s Boy Wonder as Self · Documentary
11 wins · 38 nominations

Quentin Tarantino: Awards & Nominations

11 wins from 38 nominations across 8 award bodies, from 1992 to 2021. That includes 2 Oscars: Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained and Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) for Pulp Fiction. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.

All movie awards
  • Critics' Choice logo Critics' Choice 3 wins from 6 nominations
  • Golden Globes logo Golden Globes 2 wins from 8 nominations
  • Oscars logo Oscars 2 wins from 6 nominations
  • Spirit Awards logo Spirit Awards 2 wins from 3 nominations
  • BAFTA logo BAFTA 1 win from 8 nominations
  • TIFF logo TIFF 1 win from 1 nomination
  • Saturn Awards logo Saturn Awards 3 nominations
  • DGA Awards logo DGA Awards 3 nominations
Biography

Who Is Quentin Tarantino?

Quentin Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. in 1963 and is 63 years old. Credited on films since 1987, as both an actor and a director. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.

Quentin Jerome Tarantino is an American filmmaker, actor, and author. Born on March 27, 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, Tarantino gained fame for his movies characterized by stylized violence, extended dialogue filled with much profanity, and references to popular culture. His films have built up a cult following, achieved critical and commercial success, and earned him numerous awards. For instance, he has received two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Tarantino's filmography is diverse, ranging from the crime drama Reservoir Dogs to the spaghetti western Django Unchained. His respect for the classical 'auteur theory' of cinema can be seen in his meticulous hands-on approach to film production, characterized by comprehensive attention to detail. Tarantino's latest work, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, set in the late 1960s, deals with the transition from old to new Hollywood. He has announced plans for it to be his last film before retirement. A hallmark of all his movies, Tarantino once noted, is that they compel the viewer to laugh at scenes that are not inherently funny, affirming his commitment to crafting 'dramas', and not 'comedies'.

Works with

Who Quentin Tarantino Makes Movies With

The actors and directors Quentin Tarantino shares the most films with. Samuel L. Jackson comes first, with 18 films together, followed by Uma Thurman (13).

FAQ

Quentin Tarantino: Questions & Answers

How many movies Quentin Tarantino has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has Quentin Tarantino been in?

Quentin Tarantino is credited on 72 films, from 1987 to 2025. 12 of them as an actor and 12 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is Quentin Tarantino's highest-grossing movie?

Django Unchained (2012) is Quentin Tarantino's biggest box office hit, with $426M worldwide, ahead of Pulp Fiction (1994) ($214M). Across every film with box office figures, Quentin Tarantino's movies have made $1.41B.

Quentin Tarantino's biggest hits

What is the best Quentin Tarantino movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Quentin Tarantino's best-rated film is Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025) with a score of 85, followed by QT8: The First Eight (2019) (76).

Best Quentin Tarantino movies, ranked

Has Quentin Tarantino won an Oscar?

Quentin Tarantino has won 2 Oscars: Best Original Screenplay for Django Unchained at the 2013 ceremony and Best Writing (Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) for Pulp Fiction at the 1995 ceremony. Across every ceremony in the awards database, Quentin Tarantino has 11 wins from 38 nominations.

How old is Quentin Tarantino?

Quentin Tarantino is 63 years old, born on March 27, 1963 in Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S..

What is Quentin Tarantino's newest movie?

The most recent film on Quentin Tarantino's filmography is Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025), which Quentin Tarantino directed.

Who does Quentin Tarantino work with most often?

Quentin Tarantino shares the most films with Samuel L. Jackson (18 films), Uma Thurman (13 films) and John Travolta (12 films).

The Best Quentin Tarantino Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 72 credits.

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