True Romance

R

Released Sep 10, 1993

1h 56m

Crime

Drama

Romance

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93%

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61 Reviews

93%

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100,000+ Ratings

A comic-book nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence (Christian Slater) and a prostitute named Alabama (Patricia Arquette) fall in love. Clarence breaks the news to her pimp and ends up killing him. He grabs a suitcase of cocaine on his way out thinking it is Alabama's clothing. The two hit the road for California hoping to sell the cocaine, but the mob is soon after them.

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Critics Consensus

Fueled by Quentin Tarantino's savvy screenplay and a gallery of oddball performances, Tony Scott's True Romance is a funny and violent action jaunt in the best sense.

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Budd Wilkins

Slant Magazine

The varying sensibilities of Quentin Tarantino and Tony Scott come together to fashion one of the cornerstone films of the early 1990s.

Jul 22, 2022

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Anton Bitel

Little White Lies

This is the realm of meta-cinema, where those who make movies, those who long to be in them and those who model their behaviour on them all come together to contrive between them a classic movie climax: a shoot-out...

Jul 19, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

This is the best film Quentin Tarantino never made.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 22, 2015

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Alistair Lawrence

Common Sense Media

While it might not have garnered the same critical praise as the Tarantino-helmed Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, True Romance has a charm of its own, which makes it impossible not to love.

Dec 10, 2023

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

'...the perenially absorbing kinetic character collisions of True Romance are worth savouring...'

Rated: 5/5

Jan 1, 2023

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

wildly improbable and delightfully unpredictable, even when charging through some very familiar territory

Rated: 3/4

Jul 12, 2022

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Mark A

a silly movie, overrated film. watch it if you nothing better to do

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Michael R

A movie that wins not from the plot or direction or main characters but rather from the many great cameos.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/15/24

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Suzy S

Til this day, easily Tarantino's best and most engaging script.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/23/24

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Morph I

Simply amazing version of a Bonnie and Clyde-esque styled movie with Tarentino's flair. Incredible cast. The opening credits have non stop A class actors. And they all have their character arcs for a perfect amount of engagement.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/17/24

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BJ M

It was ok if you don't have something better to watch. Very violent.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/16/24

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Noah g

its a good movie, to be honest i didnt really enjoy watching it myself. ill still give it 3 and a half stars, and it probably deserves more, i just personally didnt enjoy it.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Clarence Worley

Patricia Arquette

Alabama Whitman

Dennis Hopper

Clifford Worley

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Synopsis

A comic-book nerd and Elvis fanatic Clarence (Christian Slater) and a prostitute named Alabama (Patricia Arquette) fall in love. Clarence breaks the news to her pimp and ends up killing him. He grabs a suitcase of cocaine on his way out thinking it is Alabama's clothing. The two hit the road for California hoping to sell the cocaine, but the mob is soon after them.

Director: Tony Scott
Producer: Gary Barber, Samuel Hadida, Steve Perry, Bill Unger
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Morgan Creek Productions, August Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 10, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Runtime: 1h 56m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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