Film

Reservoir Dogs 1992

Directed by Quentin Tarantino

  • Crime, Thriller
  • 99 min
  • R

Every dog has his day.

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

CrimeThrillerescapejewelrypsychopathtraitorearheistthiefbetrayalplan gone wronggangnonlinear timelinewarehouse

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  • Graphic violence
  • Body horror
  • Bleak ending

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