Every Quentin Tarantino Movie, Ranked

Though it failed to come anywhere close to matching the box office grosses or accolades of Pulp Fiction, released three years prior, Tarantino's third film is an understated, underrated gem that some critics today consider to be among the director's best works (or even his greatest work). As Tarantino did for John Travolta in Pulp Fiction, he helped revive the careers of Pam Grier and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown—which serves as an ode to 1970s "blaxploitation" cinema where Grier first became a star—and both actors would go on to collect Golden Globe nominations. Jackie Brown is also unique in Tarantino's filmography in that it's an adaptation of a novel: Elmore Leonard's Rum Punch.

“You savor every moment of Jackie Brown. Those who say it is too long have developed cinematic attention deficit disorder. I wanted these characters to live, talk, deceive and scheme for hours and hours.” —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times