The Final Countdown: BOT's Top 100 Movies of All-Time - The List is Complete, The Empire is Dead, I Now Go to the Grey Havens

[The Panda]

Number 12

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Miramax Films, Directed by Quentin Tarantino (126 Points, 29 Votes)

 

"If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions."

 

Number 1 Placements: 2

Top 5 Placements: 6

Top 25 Placements: 14

Previous Rankings: 2016 (6, -6), 2014 (25, +13), 2013 (2, -10), 2012 (1, -11)

Awards Count: Won 1 Oscar, Nominated for Best Picture

Tomatometer: 94% (9.1 Avg Rating)

Box Office: 107.9m (232.5m Adjusted)

Synopsis: The lives of two mob hitmen, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Critic Opinion: "If the situations are inventive and original, so is the dialogue. A lot of movies these days use flat, functional speech: The characters say only enough to advance the plot. But the people in "Pulp Fiction" are in love with words for their own sake. The dialogue by Tarantino and Avary is off the wall sometimes, but that's the fun. It also means that the characters don't all sound the same: Travolta is laconic, Jackson is exact, Plummer and Roth are dopey lovey-doveys, Keitel uses the shorthand of the busy professional, Thurman learned how to be a moll by studying soap operas.

 

It is part of the folklore that Tarantino used to work as a clerk in a video store, and the inspiration for "Pulp Fiction" is old movies, not real life. The movie is like an excursion through the lurid images that lie wound up and trapped inside all those boxes on the Blockbuster shelves. Tarantino once described the old pulp mags as cheap, disposable entertainment that you could take to work with you, and roll up and stick in your back pocket. Yeah, and not be able to wait until lunch, so you could start reading them again."  - Roger Ebert

User Opinions: "This is a film that takes all that you have ever known about film and bludgeons it to death with a pen and paper. It redefines what is acceptable and what is off beat and all it asks you to do is enjoy this film for 2 and a half hours. I did, immensely, and I think most people will, and have. If you really have not seen this, then you are robbing yourself of one of the best cinematic experiences in the history of film. This is easily one of the best films ever made. How anyone can disagree is beyond my understanding and I can't see how you can truly call yourself a film fan if you can't see the brilliance of this film." - @baumer

 

"Greatest film ever made" - @Jake Gittes

Commentary: Quentin Tarantino finally makes a second showing on our list with the film he's most well known for, Pulp Fiction.  Pulp Fiction is a pop-culture masterpiece, encapturing so much about the 90s, and being filled with a nihilistic spirit and the meaningless of everything going on in popular culture through various tangent plot threads, that somehow weave together for an ending that brings everything you just saw together.  The movie is pretty hilarious, wickedly entertaining and it really resonates with those trying to understand the point of so many oddities within our ever-changing American culture.  Pulp Fiction pushed the boundaries of what could be done in film and paved the way for many violent knock-offs and efforts to follow.  Pulp made 48% of the lists submitted, with an average score of 4.3

Decade Count: 90s (25), 10s (15), '00s (13), 80s (13), 70s (9), 60s (6), 50s (4), 40s (3), 30s (1)

Tomatometer Count: Over 90% (71), 80%-90% (12), 70%-80% (3)

Adjusted Box Office Count: 1b+ (3), 900m (2), 800m (1), 700m (3), 600m (2), 500m (3), 400m (10), 300m (8), 200m (14), 100m (16), Under 100m (25)

Director Count: Steven Spielberg (6), James Cameron (4), Alfred Hitchcock (3), Ridley Scott (3), Martin Scorsese (3), Damien Chazelle (2), Francis Ford Copolla (2), David Fincher (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), John Lasseter (2), Sergio Leone (2), Richard Linklater (2), John McTiernan (2), Hayao Miyazaki (2), Christopher Nolan (2), Andrew Stanton (2), Quentin Tarantino (2), Lee Unkrich (2), Robert Zemeckis (2), J.J. Abrams (1), Roger Allers (1), Paul Thomas Anderson (1), John Avildsen (1), Brad Bird (1), Ash Brannon (1), Frank Capra (1), Ron Clements (1), Joel and Ethan Coen (1), Alfonso Cuaron (1), Michael Curtiz (1), Jonathan Demme (1), Stanley Donen (1), Frank Darabont (1), Pete Docter (1), Clint Eastwood (1), Victor Fleming (1), Milos Forman (1), Terry Gillam (1), Rian Johnson (1), Terry Jones (1), Gene Kelly (1), Akira Kurosawa (1), David Lean (1), Ang Lee (1), Spike Lee (1), Katia Lund (1), James Mangold (1), Michael Mann (1), Richard Marquand (1), Fernando Meirelles (1), George Miller (1), Rob Minkoff (1), John Musker (1), Jordan Peele (1), Roman Polanski (1), Harold Ramis (1), Rob Reiner (1), Russo Brothers (1), Gus van Sant (1), Bryan Singer (1), Isao Takahata (1), Guillermo Del Torro (1), Gary Trousdale (1), King Vidor (1), Orson Welles (1), Peter Weir (1), Robert Wise (1), David Yates (1)

Franchise Count: Best Picture Winner (13), Pixar (7), Steven Spielberg (6), James Cameron (4), Star Wars (3), Toy Story (3), Alien and Predator (3), Studio Ghibli (3), WDAS (3), Dead Wife Cinematic Universe/Nolan (2), Marvel (2), Terminator (2), 'Before' (1), Blade Runner (1), Monty Python (1), X-Men (1), MCU (1), Captain America (1), Die Hard (1), Harry Potter (1), Rocky (1), Oz (1), Indiana Jones (1), Nemo (1), The Godfather (1), Dollars (1), Hannibal (1), Mad Max (1), Jurassic Park (1), Jaws (1), Back to the Future (1)

Genre Count: Drama (35), Adventure (30), VFX Driven (27), Thriller (23), Sci-Fi (23), Fantasy (21), Comedy (21), Epic (20), Action (19), Family/Children (17), Period Piece (17), Novel Adaption (16), Romance (15), Crime/Noir (14), Animation (13), Sequel (13), Horror (12), Indie (11), Tragedy (11), War (11), Musical (7), Foreign Language (6), Cult Classic (5), Western (5), Romantic Comedy (5), Melodrama (4), Spy/Detective (4), Bio-Pic (4), Christmas (3), Sports (3), Superhero (3), Comic Book (2), Satire (2), Remake (2)

 

 

 

[narniadis]

I like this Panda, being such a cock tease with that video clip.

 

Pulp Fiction fell out of the top 10, which is interesting but rather insignificant all things considered.

[The Panda]

Watch for number 11

 

 

[That One Girl]

yoooo Titanic taking down Pulp Fiction

[narniadis]

1 minute ago, That One Guy said:

yoooo Titanic taking down Pulp Fiction

I'm gonna be pissed if Titanic somehow missed (I doubt it) after all of your yammering about it....

[WrathOfHan]

Pulp Fiction is out of the top 10  Wonder what would’ve happened if I had it at #1 instead of Lebowski

[Cap]

3 minutes ago, That One Guy said:

yoooo Titanic taking down Pulp Fiction

IDK, could be 12 Angry Men.

[narniadis]

These clips from TDK are making me want to pull my bluray out and watch it again... been at least 3 years (I think)

[Infernus]

Looks like the next film won't be one of the LOTR films (nothing controversial about any of them being this high after all). Will be nice to have all 3 of them in the top 10 for the first time. Now if only FotR manages to top the list everything will be perfect. 

Edited May 21, 2018 by Infernus

[That One Girl]

LOTR is a case where people kinda grouped the films together so they’ll be three in a row I think

[narniadis]

Just now, Infernus said:

I just hope the next film isn't any of the LOTR films. Will be nice to have all 3 of them in the top 10 for the first time. And then if FotR manages to top the list everything will be perfect. 

I am excited - my blurays of the extended editions (all 6 films) will arrive tomorrow - wife and I never got them previously and decided we wanted to watch them again. Fellowship is one of my favorite films.

[Arlborn]

TDK missed the list, that's my guess. He's giving way too many hints.

 

 

But then again, can it really miss the list? Surely a lot of people voted for it, even if not very high? Huh...

[Infernus]

7 minutes ago, Arlborn said:

TDK missed the list, that's my guess. He's giving way too many hints.

 

 

But then again, can it really miss the list? Surely a lot of people voted for it, even if not very high? Huh...

No way it missed the list. It's never even been out of the top 10 in any of the previous renditions of this thing.

Edited May 21, 2018 by Infernus

[narniadis]

3 minutes ago, Arlborn said:

TDK missed the list, that's my guess. He's giving way too many hints.

 

 

But then again, can it really miss the list? Surely a lot of people voted for it, even if not very high? Huh...

That would be a shock to be sure - and serious case of WTF happened to the Nolan groupies...

[narniadis]

1 minute ago, Infernus said:

No way it missed the list. It's never even been out of the top 10 in any previous renditions of this thing.

That may also be the thing - it could be #11.... which would be interesting.

[DAR]

BTTF was in my top 5.  Gets better and better each time 

[aabattery]

1 minute ago, narniadis said:

That would be a shock to be sure - and serious case of WTF happened to the Nolan groupies...

 

Nolan got his Best Director nom. Their job was done, and so they have ascended to Nolan heaven.

[The Panda]

On 5/12/2018 at 2:53 AM, Auteur Panda said:

 

Here's the running list with the write up linked to each name!

12.                        Pulp Fiction

13.                        Back to the Future

14.                        Terminator 2: Judgement Day

15.                        Schindler's List

16.                        GoodFellas

17.                        The Lion King

18.                        Jaws

19.                        Jurassic Park

20.                        Inside Out

21.                        Mad Max: Fury Road

22.                        Saving Private Ryan

23.                        Casablanca

24.                        Inception

25.                        The Shawshank Redemption

26.                        The Silence of the Lambs

27.                        The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

28.                        Spirited Away

29.                        The Godfather, Part II

30.                        Alien

31.                        Finding Nemo

32.                        Forrest Gump

33.                        Toy Story

34.                        Return of the Jedi

35.                        E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

36.                        The Incredibles

37.                        Aliens

38.                        Gladiator

39.                        Fight Club

40.                        Beauty and the Beast

41.                        Princess Mononoke

42.                        Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

43.                        Aladdin

44.                        Toy Story 3

45.                        Pan's Labyrinth

46.                        Se7en

47.                        Toy Story 2

48.                        The Shining

49.                        The Wizard of Oz

50.                        Vertigo

51.                        Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

52.                        Seven Samurai

53.                        The Usual Suspects

54.                        Rocky

55.                        One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

56.                        Apocalypse Now

57.                        Once Upon a Time in the West

58.                        Groundhog Day

59.                        Whiplash

60.                        2001: A Space Odyssey

61.                        Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

62.                        Wall-E

63.                        Taxi Driver

64.                        Rear Window

65.                        Star Wars: The Force Awakens

66.                        The Truman Show

67.                        Die Hard

68.                        The Terminator

68.                        The Sound of Music

70.                        Memento

71.                        Get Out

72.                        Fargo

73.                        Psycho

74.                        Inglourious Basterds

75.                        Heat

76.                        Footloose Captain America: The Winter Soldier

77.                        Logan

78.                        La La Land

79.                        Do the Right Thing

80.                        Predator

81.                        The Departed

82.                        It's a Wonderful Life

83.                        Citizen Kane

84.                        Before Sunrise

85.                        The Princess Bride

86.                        Unforgiven

87.                        Lawrence of Arabia

88.                        Avatar

89.                        Blade Runner

90.                        Chinatown

91.                        Good Will Hunting

92.                        Gravity

93.                        Singin' in the Rain

94.                        Monty Python and the Holy Grail

95.                        There Will Be Blood

96.                        Star Wars: The Last Jedi

97.                        City of God

98.                        Boyhood

99.                        Grave of the Fireflies

100.                      Life of Pi

 

106.                       The Thing
107.                       Before Sunset
108.                       Guardians of the Galaxy
109.                       The Sixth Sense
110.                       Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
111.                       Captain America: Civil War
112.                       Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
113.                       Batman Begins
114.                       American Beauty
115.                       Amadeus
116.                       Raging Bull
117.                       Blazing Saddles
118.                       RoboCop
119.                       District 9
120.                       Your Name
121.                       Halloween
122.                       A Clockwork Orange
123.                       The Apartment
124.                       Up
125.                       Ratatouille

126.                       Children of Men

127.                       Blade Runner 2049

128.                       Amelie

129.                       Zootopia

130.                       Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl

131.                       To Kill a Mockingbird

132.                       Birdman or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance

133.                       Ghosbusters

134.                       Bridge on the River Kwai

135.                       My Neighbor Totoro

136.                       Before Midnight

137.                       Frozen

138.                      The Bourne Ultimatum

139.                      Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

140.                      Airplane!

141.                      North by Northwest

142.                      Braveheart

143.                      The Green Mile

144.                      Shrek

145.                      The Room

146.                      Ferris Beuller’s Day Off
147.                      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
148.                      Crouching Tiger, Hidden Chimera
149.                      The Breakfast Club
150.                      Casino Royale (2006)
151.                      The Social Network
152.                      Arrival
153.                      Thor: Ragnarok
154.                      Star Trek (2009)
155.                      Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
156.                      Ben-Hur
157.                      Iron Man
158.                      Her (2013)
159.                      Scream
160.                      South Park – Bigger, Longer and Uncut
161.                      Black Swan
162.                      Dead Poet’s Society
163.                      Oldboy (2003)
164.                      The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
165.                      The Grand Budapest Hotel

166.                      Edge of Tomorrow

167.                      Bicycle Thieves

168.                      Manchester by the Sea

169.                      Kill Bill Vol 1

170.                      Hot Fuzz

171.                      Who Framed Roger Rabbit

172.                      Deadpool

173.                      Django Unchained

174.                      Interstellar

175.                      Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1

176.                      Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

177.                      Network

178.                      The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe

179.                      Pinocchio

180.                      Spider-Man

181.                      The Prestige

182.                      How to Train Your Dragon

183.                      The Life of Brian

184.                      Gone With the Wind

185.                      Cinema Paradiso

186.                      City Lights

187.                      Modern Times

188.                      Brokeback Mountain

189.                      Apollo 13

190.                      Ex Machina

191.                      The Big Short

192.                      Gone Girl

193.                      The Grapes of Wrath

194.                      X-Men: Days of Future Past

195.                      Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

196.                      Close Encounters of the Third Kind

197.                      The Wolf of Wall Street

198.                      Batman (1989)

199.                      Young Frankenstein

200.                      Reservoir Dogs

201.                      Texas Chainsaw Massacure

202.                      The Dark Knight Rises

203.                      Roman Holiday

204.                      Starship Troopers

205.                      Arsenic and the Old Lace

206.                      Leon: The Professional

207.                      Almost Famous

208.                      JFK

209.                      Mulholland Drive

210.                      The Exorcist

211.                      The Last of the Mohicans

212.                      Stand By Me

213.                      Scarface

214.                      The Searchers

215.                      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest

216.                      (500) Days of Summer

217.                      Tremors

218.                      Big Fish

219.                      Jurassic World

220.                      Ocean’s Eleven

221.                      Office Space

222.                      Duck Soup

223.                      Slumdog Millionare

224.                      Raising Arizona

225.                      The Producers

226.                      American Psycho

227.                      Batman Returns

228.                      The Quiet Man

229.                      Skyfall

230.                      The Hunger Games

231.                      Independence Day

232.                      Zodiac

233.                      Paths of Glory

234.                      Perks of Being a Wallflower

235.                      The Royal Tenenbaums

236.                      The Great Escape

237.                      Wonder Woman

238.                      12 Years a Slave

239.                      Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

240.                      Hunt for the Wilderpeople

241.                      The LEGO Movie

242.                      The Jungle Book (1964)

243.                      Rashomon

244.                      Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

245.                      Das Boot

246.                      Prisoners

247.                      Dredd

248.                      Notorious

249.                      Men in Black

250.                      Kung Fu Panda

 

Before we go to the last reveal of the night, here's the running list, with more just misses bolded.

 

Now for number 11.

 

[narniadis]

Holy Crap 125-106 has some great films...

 

Ratatouille and Up

[WrathOfHan]

Ah fuck you’re keeping me on edge