Django Unchained

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Django Unchained

R

Released Dec 25, 2012

2h 45m

Western

Drama

Action

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Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.

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Critics Consensus

Bold, bloody, and stylistically daring, Django Unchained is another incendiary masterpiece from Quentin Tarantino.

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Anne Thompson

indieWire

Tarantino designed this revisionist western to blow people's gaskets. Packed with physical comedy, bloody action and hell-bent revenge, it looks like a classic widescreen Sergio Leone western...

Mar 31, 2020

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Deborah Ross

The Spectator

A good film, and a crazily entertaining film, until Tarantino does blow everything up, at which point it just becomes rather silly.

Sep 4, 2018

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Roxane Gay

BuzzFeed News

The film is at times brilliant but mostly infuriating. It is a good movie in that masturbatory way most Tarantino films are good.

May 25, 2018

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Branyan Towe

Loud and Clear Reviews

Django Unchained is still one of Quentin Tarantino’s finest works to date thanks to an excellent, extremely memorable script and a brilliant cast

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2024

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

By tackling a massive western, the writer and director continues to prove that he has never been short on ambition and gives us his grandest spectacle yet.

Rated: 4/5

Apr 7, 2024

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John Brhel

Vague Visages

It might not be the most innovative in Tarantino’s oeuvre, but it’s got real stakes and memorable characters one can root for. Django is packed with Tarantino’s postmodern trademarks, but it also has the added value of actually addressing serious issues.

Jun 5, 2023

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Matt

LOVED IT! Never seen this before. You’re missing out if you don’t watch this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/31/23

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Kevin P

A kickass revenge-action flick that sticks it's middle finger way up high at the institution of American slavery with some of the coolest action sequences of Tarantino's lineup. Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Samuel Jackson all hit it out of the park with their amazing performances. Everyone is popping with personality and charisma. So many great bloody action sequences and a great sense of build up to Django's wonderful revenge, with enough tension from the harsh realities of slavery & the insane mindset of those who enforce it. All culminating in easily one of the most satisfying endings of Tarantino's lineup. Sure it's alternate history, but it's still a fun and empowering revenge fantasy that's backed up by some extraordinary filmmaking and acting.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/25

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Audience Member

Mindless violence combined with a brilliant plot!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Niklas L

This movie features one of the most entertaining character that I have ever come across, Dr. King Schultz. The movie is a marvel to watch (multiple times) because of the great acting, and the characters that Tarantino manages to develop extremely quickly. Dr. King Schultz is basically introduced fully in the first couple of scenes.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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Larry R

Profound movie with an amazing plot and incredible acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/06/25

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Truth F

The best form of how a blockbuster action movie should be headed

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/05/25

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Synopsis

Two years before the Civil War, Django (Jamie Foxx), a slave, finds himself accompanying an unorthodox German bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) on a mission to capture the vicious Brittle brothers. Their mission successful, Schultz frees Django, and together they hunt the South's most-wanted criminals. Their travels take them to the infamous plantation of shady Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio), where Django's long-lost wife (Kerry Washington) is still a slave.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Stacey Sher, Reginald Hudlin, Pilar Savone
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: A Band Apart
Rating: R (Language|A Vicious Fight|Some Nude Images|Strong Graphic Violence)
Genre: Western, Drama, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 25, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 24, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $162.8M
Runtime: 2h 45m

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