The Hateful Eight

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The Hateful Eight

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Released Dec 30, 2015

2h 48m

Western

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While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) encounter another bounty hunter (Samuel L. Jackson) and a man who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass. Greeted there by four strangers, the eight travelers soon learn that they may not make it to their destination after all.

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Critics Consensus

The Hateful Eight offers another well-aimed round from Quentin Tarantino's signature blend of action, humor, and over-the-top violence -- all while demonstrating an even stronger grip on his filmmaking craft.

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Adam Nayman

Cinema Scope

The Hateful Eight may really be sort of terrible.

Sep 28, 2017

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

While it's not his best film (it's far too long and indulgent at times), Tarantino absorbs the audience into a scene, compelling you to look at each and every inch of it--indicative of many vintage films (his usual film playground).

Rated: B+

Sep 1, 2017

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Claudia Puig

The Asahi Shimbun GLOBE (Japan)

The Hateful Eight often feels more like a sadistic stage play than a movie. [Full review in Japanese]

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 19, 2016

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Tarantino's newest film doesn't know when to quit. It just goes and dies, literally and figuratively.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 17, 2024

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John Brhel

Vague Visages

When looking at Tarantino's filmography, The Hateful Eight doesn't hold a candle to works like 'Pulp Fiction' or 'Kill Bill,' but it's an entertaining film nonetheless — if you don't mind the runtime.

Jun 5, 2023

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

[Tarantino] manages to strike the delicate balance of keeping the intimacy of a stage while still infusing the material with enough cinematic flourishes to keep it from feeling too constrained.

Rated: 9/10

May 27, 2022

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Steven M.

I am not a fan of this movie. Easily the worst Tarantino film of all-time!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

11/29/21

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Gus L

Tarantino makes a lot of films about bad people doing good things. This is a film about bad people doing bad things, worse people doing worse things, and good people being shot and killed in really depressing fashion. I'm not really sure what his purpose was in making the film, which is what keeps me from rating it higher, but I thought the story, however slow it was, was captivating. Tarantino's dialogue, of course, was beautiful, and the film ended at just the right time, a rarity in many films. Walton Goggins and Tim Roth stole the show, but every performance was on point. Just would have loved to see a final message stronger than "look at this Union soldier and Confederate soldier teaming up to hang a criminal."

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Christian L

The Tarantino style is there, but one of his weaker films out of his 10.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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David C

The mousetrap plot on which the story is founded doesn't entirely make sense if you think about it for more than 5 seconds after the big reveal. It's an easy sin to forgive, however, when this film is an utter treat of visuals, performances, and tension. Dripping with atmosphere from the first, Tarantino evokes a wintery hellscape to lock us inside Minnie's Haberdashery with a stellar ensemble cast expertly performing a slow-burn standoff. While every single performer gets a chance to shine, Walter Goggins is the sleeper MVP of the movie, delivering a masterclass of complex characterization with the slimy-but-redeemable Confederate Chris Maddox. Coming to a bleak and bloody finale, the film manages to leave one with a bittersweet sense of hope that maybe, some day, true justice will reign in this country.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/28/24

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Graham M

Dirty and dark in places, The Hateful Eight is terrifically performed and most of all, fun, fun, fun!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/17/24

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Audience Member

I enjoy the tension of this movie and Tarantino’s version of a nearly single setting story. The acting is consistently believable.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

10/06/24

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Synopsis

While racing toward the town of Red Rock in post-Civil War Wyoming, bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive prisoner (Jennifer Jason Leigh) encounter another bounty hunter (Samuel L. Jackson) and a man who claims to be a sheriff. Hoping to find shelter from a blizzard, the group travels to a stagecoach stopover located on a mountain pass. Greeted there by four strangers, the eight travelers soon learn that they may not make it to their destination after all.

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Richard N. Gladstein, Stacey Sher, Shannon McIntosh
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Distributor: Weinstein Co.
Production Co: A Band Apart
Rating: R (Some Graphic Nudity|Language|Strong Bloody Violence|Violent Sexual Content)
Genre: Western
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 30, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 2, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $54.1M
Runtime: 2h 48m
Sound Mix: Datasat, Dolby

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