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True Romance

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True Romance

R

Released Sep 10, 1993

1h 56m

Crime

Drama

Romance

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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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Carlos

A stacked star studded roster of actors. A great story with great action. True Romance should be acknowledged more often on how great it is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/18/25

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thiago s

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/23/25

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Kathy H

Love Tarantino movies. Im and 80s baby but just watched True Romance for the first time and it's not great. I understand the nostalgia for some but totally can tell it's a green Quentin. Not an original plot. Very dumb haha

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Michael G

I've watched this film many times. It's one of my favourites. I care about it because visually it has those cosy aesthetics. There's sex, drugs and romance, violence witty humour. It's all there. Of the greatest ensembles of acting royalty. Written by Tarrantino and directed by Ridley Scotts brother Tony Scott (Top Gun). Must see!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/05/25

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Brendon E

One of the best films ever made, a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/18/25

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Jamie W

Quite possibly (as certain as an indecisive person can be) my favourite film of all time, forgotten for years and found on my rewatch of films I used to love. This film has everything, great dialogue, superb score/soundtrack, cinematography, story, humour, action, thrills and most importantly great characters portrayed with a cast of some of my favourite actors. If I had to say one bad thing about this film, there is only one and that for me is that scene with Patricia Arquette and James Gandolfini however I suppose this does serve to show how strong she is as a person, even if I do look away. Favourite thing about this film, Alabama Hurly played by Patrica Arquette, "she's so cool"

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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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: August Entertainment, Morgan Creek Productions
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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