Director Quentin Tarantino has 10 feature-length films to his name, and here's the best order to watch them in. Tarantino's films, each released in the years between 1992 and 2019, are truly worth viewing multiple times, but if you're stepping into the auteur's world for the first time, it's not difficult to figure out the best Tarantino movie viewing order.
Of course, Tarantino is not solely a director, and has other writing and directing credits to his name, which he has produced over a long career of over 30 years. Thinking of his core body of work, however, means considering Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood, a 2019 release. These 10/nine films can walk audiences through Tarantino's evolving directorial style whether they be newcomers or intimately familiar with his movies. The immediacy of the violence escalates, the tension gets turned up as every scene progresses, the homages to a range of cult cinema become more involved, and Tarantino's trademark dialogue becomes ever more whip-sharp.
In truth, the best and definitive Quentin Tarantino viewing order is going by release date:
- Reservoir Dogs (1992)
- Pulp Fiction (1994)
- Jackie Brown (1997)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
- Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
- Death Proof (2007)
- Inglourious Basterds (2009)
- Django Unchained (2012)
- The Hateful Eight (2015)
- Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
Why You Should Watch Tarantino’s Movies In Order Of Release
As the journey through Quentin Tarantino's feature films continues chronologically, the director's style and themes evolve. Watching him progress as a storyteller, drilling even further into his already developed artistic sensibilities, can help viewers to see more intimately how Tarantino's mind works when creating art and telling a story.
There are, of course, plenty of other orders in which to watch Tarantino's movies. Chronologically by setting is one way, given his nine films span a portion of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries – putting the movies in order and diving in is pretty simple. Grouping films by themes is also an appropriate method. Tarantino loves a solid female protagonist, which means you could start with Kill Bill: Vol. 1, and then circling back to The Hateful Eight before watching the rest is also a solid strategy. But we'd advocate release order above all others.
If you watch these films in order of their release date, it brings you to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Set in 1969 and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, and a solid ing cast, Tarantino's most recent film should be enough to tide you over. If you've still got the itch there are various movies he wrote or co-wrote but didn't direct, such as From Dusk Till Dawn, True Romance, or the Robert Rodriguez directed Planet Terror, the sister movie to Death Proof that screened alongside it as a double-feature. While these might not be the full Quentin they should still Taran-tide you over until his return to the director's chair.
What Quentin Tarantino Is Doing Next
Ever since audiences were first exposed to Quentin Tarantino's unique style when Reservoir Dogs hit theatres back in 1994 there's been conversations about what he'll do next, and current options included Kill Bill 3, an R-rated Star Trek movie, and a comedy Western up until recently. Tarantino is up there with Spielberg and Hitchcock as far as household-name directors go. Speculation about the next Quentin Tarantino-directed movie starts around the minute the premier for his previous one wraps up. He's also notorious for having dozens of different ideas for projects at any one time, including at one point an unmade Luke Cage feature film. Pinpointing which of these will make the leap from his head to the big screen is about as easy as predicting Oscar winners using tea leaves.
There's been a lot of speculation about Quentin Tarantino's next project circulating the rumor mill. Aside from the 6 years that ed between Jackie Brown and Kill Bill: Vol 1, he's consistently directed a new movie every 3 years or so. Once Upon A Time In Hollywood hit theatres in 2019. Obviously, Tarantino is free to keep his own schedule, but many of his fans are itching for their tri-yearly fix of his unique brand of stylish witty ultra-violence.
At one point Tarantino was working on an film. However, it's since been confirmed by both Paramount and Tarantino that this has been put on hold, perhaps indefinitely. The other two likeliest options judging by interviews with the man himself are Kill Bill: Vol 3 or an as-yet-untitled comedy spaghetti western. A third Kill Bill installment has been on Quentin Tarantino's peripherals for years due to audience demand, but a venture into outright comedy would be an interesting new direction.
