The 63 best films in history according to Tarantino, with a Dutch work

Over the years, Quentin Tarantino has tilted dozens of films, in as many places. Fortunately, all 63 are now on a clear list. With a surprising Dutch contribution.

Quentin Tarantino is not only a filmmaker, but also a cinephile. This sounds like an obvious thing, but the pulp fictionThe director proves time and time again that he surpasses his peers in his love for the medium.

Quentin Tarantino’s passion for cinema

The former video store employee takes every opportunity to recommend movies. Whether on your own podcast or during interviews. The godfather just doesn’t accept it intellectual Old and dark movies. Also about his passion for toy story Tarantino can make a podcast episode full of dicks.

In fact, the 61-year-old director often puts his money where his mouth is. In recent years, for example, he saved the prestigious Vista Theater in Los Angeles, a theater where Tarantino now shows his favorite films. An iconic place that has been given a new life.

63 tips from Tarantino

Nice, but those places probably aren’t around the corner for you. Fortunately, IndieWire fans have found a solution. The team behind that post has pored over years of interviews and written down every movie Quentin Tarantino recommends, resulting in a monstrous list of 63 viewing tips.

AND, toy story You probably know it, but there are undoubtedly gems that you didn’t know about yet. For a list with an English description of each movie, you can so right therebut we have already listed the complete list of movie titles here.

Most films can be streamed through Pathé Thuis

Extra tip– Through Film.nl you can immediately check where you can stream, rent or buy the titles in question. In any case, you can stream most of the films on this original list through Pathé Thuis, including the cult film Showgirls, by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven.

• Sisters (1972)
• Almost Dark (1987)
• Showgirls (1995, from Dutch director Paul Verhoeven)
• Friday (1995)
• Anything Else (2003)
• A Man Called Horse (1970)
• The House of Dark Shadows (1970)
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
• Eaten Alive (1976)
• Nightmare Alley (1947)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• Back to the Future (1985)
• Rolling Thunder (1977)
• Matador (1986)
• The Great Silence (1968)
• The Thing (1982)
• The Wild Bunch (1969)
• Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
• Rio Bravo (1959)
• Explosion (1981)
• West Side Story (2021)
• Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
• Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948)
• Dunkirk (2017)
• Black Saturday (1964)
• Deep Red (1975)
• The Social Network (2010)
• Easy Rider (1969)
• Apocalypse Now (1979)
• Audition (1999)
• Joint Security Area (2000)
• The Informant (1999)
• Lost in Translation (2003)
• The Bad News Bears (1976)
• Battle Royale (2000)
• Boogie Nights (1997)
• Carrie (1976)
• Dazed and Confused (1993)
• Dog Town (2003)
• Enter the Void (2009)
• Fight Club (1999)
• Frances Ha (2012)
• The Great Escape (1963)
• The Host (2006)
• His Girl on Friday (1940)
• Jaws (1975)
• Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
• The Matrix (1999)
• Memories of a Murder (2003)
• Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
• Shaun of the Dead (2004)
• The Skin I Live In (2011)
• Sorcerer (1977)
• Speed ​​(1994)
• Taxi Driver (1976)
• Team America: World Police (2004)
• There will be blood (2007)
• Toy Story 3 (2010)
• Unbreakable (2000)
• Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
• You’ve Got Mail (1998)
• The Sword (1995)

Cult film by the Dutch director

As chauvinists as we are, we also look at the Dutch contribution, and it is surprising. chorus girls (1995) by Dutch director Paul Verhoeven is on Tarantino’s list of favorites. The film won awards for Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, Worst Leading Actor (Elizabeth Berkley), Worst New Actress (Berkley), Worst Screen Couple, and Worst Original Movie Song at the 1996 Razzie Awards. erotica now has cult status.

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