Film

Pulp Fiction 1994

Directed by Quentin Tarantino

  • Thriller, Crime, Comedy
  • 154 min
  • R

You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

ThrillerCrimeComedydrug dealerdrug crimegangsterdark comedystolen moneycrime bossredemptionlos angeles, californiatheftcouplenonlinear timelinemultiple storylines

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Meticulous, formally daring, plot-driven and open-ended.

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  • classical in formformally daring
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  • resolvedopen-ended
  • earnestironic

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