Reservoir Dogs

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Reservoir Dogs

R

1992

1h 45m

Mystery & Thriller

Action

Crime

Drama

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A group of thieves assembles to pull off 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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Critics Consensus

Thrumming with intelligence and energy, Reservoir Dogs opens Quentin Tarantino's filmmaking career with hard-hitting style.

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Bernard Zuel

Sydney Morning Herald

Apr 29

It's a funny, nasty, brutal, tense and invigorating film.

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Ella Taylor

L.A. Weekly

01/12/2024

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.

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Joe Pollack

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

10/14/2022

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.

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Jack Walters

Loud and Clear Reviews

01/18/2025

4.5/5

"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."

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Tim Brayton

Alternate Ending

01/13/2025

3.5/5

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.

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John Brhel

Vague Visages

06/06/2023

Reservoir Dogs is an impressive debut that reflects Tarantino's unique, postmodern style and points towards things to come.

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Ronnie

Jan 16

The film looked absolutely incredible.

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R T

@iann. 2d

Tarantino has a unique talent with making his characters' conversations feel terrifyingly natural, and this particular skill has always been a fundamental pillar of his strategy to immerse the viewer. The takes are long and uninterrupted, as they should be in this kind of narrative movie. The first film he directed, the first gem he created.

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Andrew T

@RT72355796 Jul 27

This movie is wild! It does not create a huge explosive spectacle, but it feels SO real! Not only that, but there are so many masterfully hidden details and easter eggs if you watch closely enough. This movie is extremely intense, very impactful, and overall one of the wildest movies ever made. 10/10

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Adam J.

@adamjue Jun 18

Was fairly bored for a majority. Felt like there was lots of wasted time. Not seeing why it was rated so high.

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Tristan B

@tristan3 Jun 17

[BOT] A bit overrated honestly.

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R T

@Kezla Jun 17

Genuinely my favorite directorial debut and my favorite opening for a film. The chemistry between the cast were fun to watch. The chaotic execution and violence was just a taste as to what was to come with Tarantinos career. Even something like Michael Madsen dancing was so memorable to me.

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Synopsis

A group of thieves assembles to pull off 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: Mystery & Thriller, Action, 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)