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Reservoir Dogs

Play trailer Poster for Reservoir Dogs R Released Oct 23, 1992 1h 45m Crime Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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A group of thieves assemble to pull of the perfect diamond heist. It turns into a bloody ambush when one of the men turns out to be a police informer. As the group begins to question each other's guilt, the heightening tensions threaten to explode the situation before the police step in.
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Thrumming with intelligence and energy, Reservoir Dogs opens Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career with hard-hitting style.

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Ella Taylor L.A. Weekly A fond genre move that's forever chortling up its sleeve at the puerile idiocy of the genre, a heist caper without a heist, an action movie that's hopelessly in love with talk and a poem to the sexiness of storytelling. Jan 12, 2024 Full Review Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch The story is as phony as the names the robbers take - Mr. White, Mr. Blue, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Pink and Mr. Brown - and it's also a hymn to violence, blood and sadism that reaches repulsive levels. Oct 14, 2022 Full Review Jay Carr Boston Globe And while Tarantino never quite succeeds in putting around each character the sense of isolation that marks the best noirs, he carries off this exercise in lively fashion. It's more purple than noir, but it's got juice. Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Jack Walters Loud and Clear Reviews "Quentin Tarantino’s feature debut Reservoir Dogs is an astounding single-location thriller that makes the most of its all-star cast and refined script." Rated: 4.5/5 Jan 18, 2025 Full Review Tim Brayton Alternate Ending The film's biggest single problem is that the director learned so much from making it that he went on to keep making things that were better. Rated: 3.5/5 Jan 13, 2025 Full Review John Brhel Vague Visages Reservoir Dogs is an impressive debut that reflects Tarantino's unique, postmodern style and points towards things to come. Jun 6, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jason H A solid debut from QFT. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/18/25 Full Review Marce S Tarantino's debut, ish, is his masterpiece. He blends his interesting dialogue with a mystery and cool timeline. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/16/25 Full Review Josh D I love how most of the movie is filmed in a single setting. The characters are interesting and the set up is great. Might be my favorite tarantino flick Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/14/25 Full Review Rafael A Incredible movie! It's impossible this was Tarantino's first movie! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/04/25 Full Review Graham M Just fantastic. Unmissable movie, only if you miss it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/25 Full Review Audience Member What a great mystery and masterpiece from Tarantino. This was a great first film of his and very basic with its premise and plot, yet so awesome. The performances are stellar and so is the writing. This was merely the beginning too! What great casting choices!! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/01/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Quentin Tarantino

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Harvey Keitel

Mr. White

Tim Roth

Mr. Orange

Michael Madsen

Mr. Blonde

Chris Penn

Nice Guy Eddie

Steve Buscemi

Mr. Pink

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Synopsis A group of thieves assemble to pull of the perfect diamond heist. It turns into a bloody ambush when one of the men turns out to be a police informer. As the group begins to question each other's guilt, the heightening tensions threaten to explode the situation before the police step in.
Director
Quentin Tarantino
Producer
Lawrence Bender
Screenwriter
Roger Avary, Quentin Tarantino
Distributor
Artisan Entertainment, Miramax Films
Production Co
Live Entertainment, Dog Eat Dog Productions
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Language)
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 1992, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$2.5M
Runtime
1h 45m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Dolby Stereo, Surround
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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