Jackie Brown (1997)

Directed by

Quentin Tarantino

Genre

drama film, independent film, heist film, blaxploitation film, crime film, neo-noir

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 6,990 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A flight attendant named Jackie Brown gets caught between arms dealers, the ATF, and a bail bondsman. She hatches a plan to steal money and disappear.

stylishcooltenseslow-burnwryconversationalnostalgictextured

What happens

Jackie Brown is a 1997 American crime film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, based on the 1992 novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard. It stars Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton and Robert De Niro. In the film, Jackie Brown (Grier), a flight attendant, becomes embroiled in a battle to smuggle money between the United States and Mexico. Jackie Brown pays homage to 1970s blaxploitation films, particularly Coffy and Foxy Brown, both of which also starred Grier. It is the only feature-length film directed by Tarantino that was based on another work. Jackie Brown was released in the United States on December 25, 1997, by Miramax Films. It received positive reviews and grossed $74.7 million worldwide on a $12 million budget. It was both Grier and Forster's first lead role in a major film for many years, and earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Forster, and Golden Globe Award nominations for Jackson and Grier. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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