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Nobody blends B-movie grit with A-list precision quite like Quentin Tarantino. With razor-sharp dialogue, an unmatched penchant for genre fusion, and whole-lotta feet, it is no wonder Tarantino’s work transformed the indie film scene in the early 90s.

John Travolta (L) and Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction | Credits: Miramax Films

With nine official films (and a last project on the cards), there’s everything here – from visceral revenge tales to character studies. This is our ranking of Tarantino’s films worst to best, in a quaint attempt to celebrate a director whose work remains endlessly cool; nevertheless, fiercely debated.

9. Death Proof (2007)

Death Proof is pure, audacious Tarantino. A tantalizing ode to ’70s B-movie thrills has Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike, a charming psycho who picks off talkative women with his “death-proof” car. While not everyone’s cup of tea, the movie’s stripped-down, no-studio-strings vibe and rapid-fire dialogue are undeniably Qt.

Quentin Tarantino, best known for his supporting turn in "Destiny Turns on the Radio," has never been shy about his taste in movies. Tarantino has long been drawn to aggressively masculine genre films, Westerns, war pictures, martial arts films, and anything one might have seen at a run-down grindhouse theater in 1977. He also likes very terse, tense movies, and has listed Martin Scorsese's "Taxi Driver," William Friedkin's "Sorcerer," and Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" as his favorites. He's likewise admitted to having fond feelings for "The Great Escape" (who doesn't?) and thinks very highly of Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk." It's easy to guess that he similarly loves "Rio Bravo" and "Apocalypse Now," and he often recommends the Sonny Chiba vehicle "The Street Fighter" from 1974.

Despite his tastes, however, Tarantino remains cinematically omnivorous, taking in hundreds of movies a year, sussing out the pop...

Quentin Tarantino became a household name after Pulp Fiction, which celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. And while that film is getting a 4K Ultra HD Collector’s Edition, Blu-ray.com has announced the 4K release of Tarantino’s follow-up — Jackie Brown. The movie is an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard book, Rum Punch, and the 1997 film stars starring Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster, Bridget Fonda, and Michael Keaton. This release is expected to hit retailers in the second half of January.

The description reads,

“When flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) is busted smuggling money for her arms dealer boss, Ordell Robbie (Samuel L. Jackson), agent Ray Nicolette (Michael Keaton) and detective Mark Dargus (Michael Bowen) want her help to bring down Robbie. Facing jail time for her silence or death for her cooperation, Brown decides instead to double-cross both parties and make off with the smuggled money.

Actor Michael Keaton reprised his role as Betelgeuse for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to the 1988 horror comedy movie. While promoting the movie, Keaton reflected on his lengthy career, which includes a stint as Bruce Wayne / Batman and other iconic roles. However, Keaton also talked about working with director Quentin Tarantino on what is arguably the latter’s weakest film.

Michael Keaton is busy promoting Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Credit: Warner Bros).

During the interview, Keaton shared his experience of working on Tarantino’s Jackie Brown. Despite the film frequently ranking in the lower half of Tarantino’s filmography, Keaton revealed he loves the movie for one reason that might end up surprising some fans. Here is what Keaton had to say about his work on Jackie Brown and why the actor still loves the Tarantino-directed film.

Michael Keaton Reveals Why He Loves Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown

Michael Keaton is currently starring in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,...

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Banshee is an action crime thriller drama series created by Jonathan Tropper and David Schickler. The Cinemax series follows the story of Lucas Hood, a former thief as he is released from prison after 15 years and soon assumes the identity of a murdered sheriff and goes to the small town of Banshee in Pennsylvania Amish country, where his former partner in crime has made a life for herself. Banshee stars Antony Starr, Ivana Miličević, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Rus Blackwell, Matt Servitto, Demetrius Grosse, Trieste Kelly Dunn, Ryann Shane, Daniel Ross Owens, and Lili Simmons. So, if you loved Banshee’s thrilling story, brutal action, and compelling characters, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Justified is a neo-Western action crime drama series developed by Graham Yost.

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Dark Winds is a crime thriller series created by Graham Roland. The AMC series is based on a Leaphorn & Chee novel series written by Tony Hillerman. Dark Winds is set in the 1970s Southwest and it follows the story of two Navajo police officers Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon) as they go up against their dark past and evil forces to maintain peace in their community. So if you loved the dangerous crimes, thrilling mysteries, and compelling lead characters in Dark Winds here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Longmire is a neo-Western crime drama series developed by John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin. Based on the Walt Longmire Mysteries book series by author Craig Johnson, the Netflix series follows the story of the sheriff of Absaroka County in Wyoming,...

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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is a crime drama series created by Shaye Ogbonna. Based on the 2020 podcast of the same name by Jeff Keating and Jim Roberts, the Peacock series is set in the year 1970 and it revolves around Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams as his ambition becomes the reason he is later pursued by some of the ruthless gangsters in the U.S. after their money is stolen on the night of Muhammad Ali’s return to boxing. Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist stars Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Dexter Darden, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, Chloe Bailey, Lori Harvey, and Sinqua Walls. So, if you loved the intense story, compelling characters, and tons of chaos in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist here are some similar shows you should check out next.

Tulsa King is one of the most entertaining crime comedy-drama currently airing. Created by the brilliant Taylor Sheridan, the Paramount+ series follows the story of a New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi as he is released from prison after 25 years and is now exiled by his boss to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Dwight realizes that his boss might not have his best interest at heart and he starts to build his own crew in Tulsa. Tulsa King stars the great Sylvester Stallone in the lead role with Dana Delany, Garrett Hedlund, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jay Will, and Max Casella starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the compelling characters, brilliant writing, and entertaining storylines in Tulsa King here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Justified is a neo-Western crime thriller series created by Graham Yost. Based on the 2012 novel...

Back in 2007, Christian Bale had only one "Batman" movie on his resumé, and Russell Crowe hadn't yet tortured audiences with his vocal performance in the film version of Les Misérables. They also appeared in a Western movie together, and years after its release, people are going wild for the movie on Netflix.

"3:10 to Yuma" — which was written by Halsted Welles, Michael Brandt, and Derek Haas and helmed by future "Logan" director James Mangold — tells the story of a rancher who's down on his luck and ends up taking a risky assignment to bring down a famous outlaw, with Bale as rancher Dan Evans and Crowe as outlaw Ben Wade. The film, which is both an adaptation of Elmore Leonard's short story and a remake of a 1957 take on the story, boasts a pretty stacked cast and includes Logan Lerman, Ben Foster, Gretchen Mol, Alan Tudyk, and even the late legend Peter Fonda.

Reacher is an action crime thriller drama series developed by Nick Santora. Based on Lee Child‘s Jack Reacher novels, the Prime Video series follows the titular character, a former U.S. Army military police major as he roams nomadically across the United States and gets embroiled in numerous dangerous situations but because of his incredible detective skills and great fighting skills, he always brings the criminals to justice. Reacher stars Alan Ritchson in the lead role with Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Chris Webster, Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, and Serinda Swan starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the great action, thrilling stories, and compelling characters in Reacher here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Justified is a neo-Western crime drama series developed by Graham Yost. Based on the 2012 novel titled Fire in the Hole and the works of author Elmore Leonard,...

Quentin Tarantino has been fortunate enough to film a few episodes of some of his favorite television programs. But doing so seems to quickly ruin his enjoyment of the same shows he used to watch.

Quentin Tarantino once swore off shooting television show episodes Quentin Tarantino | Rich Polk/Getty Images

Tarantino has decided to lend his expertise in filmmaking to a couple of shows. He filled in as a guest director for the television series CSI in the 2000s. He helmed the two-parter season 5 finale “Grave Danger,” which he also ended up writing as well. He also faced little difficulty adapting to the limitations of network television than some might think, especially thanks to his admiration of the show.

“It wasn’t a challenge in that regard because … I like the show,” Tarantino once told Today. “I just wanted to do my episode of it. So the format was all the stuff I embrace.

Yellowstone has become one of the biggest shows on television, as it should because the series is a brilliant piece of art, which deserves every praise it gets. Created by Taylor Sheridan, the neo-Western drama series revolves around the Dutton family who own the largest ranch in America. While there is a lot of infighting amongst the family they must all stand together to protect what’s there from several enemies. Yellowstone stars Kevin Costner, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbille, Wes Bentley, Jefferson White, and Ian Bohen. Now, that Yellowstone is ending soon with Part 2 of its Season 5, we are here to suggest some similar shows while you wait for the final Yellowstone episodes.

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Succession is a satirical dark comedy-drama series created by Jesse Armstrong. The HBO series revolves around the Roy family, who own one of the biggest...

From a budgetary perspective alone, Bill Lawrence — the writer behind “Scrubs,” “Ted Lasso,” “Cougar Town” and “Shrinking” — shouldn’t have shot his new Apple TV+ series “Bad Monkey” in Florida.

“There’s no tax break, and it’s immediately more expensive,” Lawrence says. “There are so many regulations about the wildlife and about what you’re allowed to do. There was a massive storm every 20 minutes that you have to shut down production. Animals were wandering around everywhere. It was tricky. But it mattered to Carl.”

“Carl” is Carl Hiaasen, Lawrence’s favorite author and the famed Miami-based writer behind the 2013 novel “Bad Monkey,” upon which the new series is adapted. Before Hiaasen would sign off on the show, he had one major stipulation: You have to film it in Florida.

“I went from thinking it wasn’t worth it when I was there — because it was a nightmare — to being really grateful,...

Unter Krimifans genießt Carl Hiaasen längst einen legendären Ruf. Jetzt kommt „Bad Monkey“ mit Vince Vaughn endlich eine Serie, die dem lakonischen Ton und der Florida-Atmosphäre der Roman gleichkommt. Apple TV+ hat einen ersten Trailer veröffentlicht.

Wenn Jimmy Buffett Krimis geschrieben hätte, dann wären sie womöglich so geworden wie die Bücher von Carl Hiaasen, der seit mehr als 40 Jahren zu den führenden Krimiautoren der USA gehört. Jetzt ist es erstmals einer Serie gekommen, der ganz speziellen, entspannten Tonalität des Schriftstellers, irgendwo im Spannungsfeld zwischen Elmore Leonard und James D. Burke, gerecht zu werden. Mit dem ersten Trailer von „Carl Hiaasen’s Bad Monkey“, basierend auf dem 2013 erschienenen Roman „Affentheater“, zeigt Apple TV+ jetzt, dass Fans sich freuen können, wenn Vince Vaughn als Chaos-Detective einen vertrackten Fall übernimmt.

Der preisgekrönte Executive Producer Bill Lawrence („Ted Lasso“, „Shrinking“) entwickelte die Serie mit Vaughn in der Hauptrolle und als Executive Producer. „Bad Monkey“ startet...

Mayor of Kingstown returns for a brilliant third season with Jeremy Renner returning as the lead after an injury-related break. The Paramount+ series follows the McLusky family, who are a very big deal in their town Kingstown. The series stars Renner in the lead role with Kyle Chandler, Emma Laird, Natasha Marc, Nichole Galicia, Hugh Dillon, Dianne West, Necar Zadegan, Tobi Bamtefa, and Taylor Handley starring in supporting roles. So, if you love the family drama, crime thriller, and political navigation in Mayor of Kingstown here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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Yellowstone is a neo-western thriller drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. The Paramount Network series follows the story of the Dutton family, who own the largest ranch in America as they deal with internal and external problems to protect their property and keep the family together.

Back in the 2000s, George Clooney’s name was strongly associated with crime flicks, as he starred as Danny Ocean in Steven Soderbergh’s hit trilogy Ocean's Eleven that brought him worldwide popularity and the status of a sex symbol.

Few people know, however, that the actor, who rose to fame after breakthrough roles in From Dusk till Dawn (1996) and Batman & Robin (1997), starred in another crime comedy. The 1998 film is still hailed by fans who claim it can even beat Ocean's Eleven.

Its plot revolves around Jack Foley (Clooney), the country’s most successful bank robber who has just gotten out of prison. However, the night when he busts out he realizes that his new robbery is getting out of hand, as he steals the heart of the U.S. Marshal Karen.

Jack falls hard for her himself, and both his career as a thief and freedom are now in question,...

There was a time back in the 1990s when one wouldn’t find Robert De Niro doing many interviews. He supposedly didn’t like them, and felt awkward. However, today on the ‘first’ day of Tribeca’s De Niro Con, the actor’s Jackie Brown filmmaker Quentin Tarantino unlocked the method actor at the Sva Theater.

While the Q&a took place after a 35Mm print screening of Jackie Brown, how Tarantino’s process of working with the 2x Oscar winner was only one facet of their 30-minute plus dialogue.

For, what was truly racking Tarantino’s head: Why, oh, why was De Niro let go by Mike Nichols off of what would become Neil Simon’s The Goodbye Girl; the project originally known as Bogart Slept Here? The movie would wound up being directed by Herbert Ross, and the lead role of struggling actor Elliot Garfield would go to...

Elmore Leonard — cinematically, perhaps the most influential writer of the 20th century whose name never gave rise to an adjective — casts a long shadow over Jeffrey Reiner’s Lake George, a satisfying L.A. noir that follows his legacy almost to the letter. There’s no chiaroscuro here, nothing bad happens even remotely in darkness, but there’s a moral shading that Leonard would most likely enjoy. For some reason, though, these sunshine-crime stories never seem to stick like their shadowy counterparts do, which means that Lake George might have to wait a while before it finds out where it sits in the whole noir canon.

Reiner’s script leans into a lot of traditional crime-movie tropes, and it begins with an ambiguous one: Don (Shea Whigham), a middle-aged divorcé, has just been released from jail after 10 years inside. But for what? Don doesn’t seem the type, and his first calls on the outside,...

Justified often appears on lists of the best TV shows of the 2010s, and for good reason. The brilliant adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novels is both neo-western and neo-noir, exploring honor and justice in the modern world.

Eight years after its completion, a spin-off was released — the TV show City Primeval. The crime drama once again tells the story of Marshal Raylan Givens, who comes from Miami to Detroit, where he makes a dangerous enemy. The ruthless criminal escaped justice thanks to his lawyer and now plans to get rid of the annoying Givens.

Justified: City Primeval Season 2 Fate Is Still Unknown

Those who watched the first season of the spin-off will remember that Boyd Crowder, played by Walton Goggins, the legendary antagonist of the original series, appeared in the finale of City Primeval, which hinted at the future storyline of the second season.

The reunion of Walton Goggins...

Being recognized as the king of crime movies replete with violence, razor-sharp dialogues and allusions to pop culture entities, Quentin Tarantino inscribed his name in movie history. Almost all of his films are recognized both by critics and the audience.

However, there was a movie that became overshadowed by the success of Pulp Fiction (1994) and then by the Kill Bill saga (2003 - 2004). It appears to be the only movie of Tarantino that was adapted from a novel, Elmore Leonard’s one titled Rum Punch.

The film’s plot revolves around Jackie, a flight attendant, who is caught by the duo of an agent and a detective while she was heading to bring the money to her boss. The latter is in fact an arms dealer who is hunted by those two, and the woman is asked for help.

Instead of cooperating with them or going to prison, Jackie decides to...

While there are many brilliant and weird shows on streaming and television, Josh Brolin‘s Outer Range has to be one of the most bizarre series. Created by Brian Watkins, the Prime Video series takes a lot of big leaps to tell its brilliant story which spans multiple genres. Outer Range follows many things like the rivalries of a ranching community, family drama, and most interesting of all time travel. While there are not many shows that are like Outer Range some of the aspects of the series are going to feel similar to many shows you have seen. So, if you loved the recently released second season and don’t know what to watch until Season 3 comes out we have got you covered with these similar shows you should check out.

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Dark is a German sci-fi mystery thriller series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese.

Steven Spielberg's filmmaking techniques took a large bound forward in 2001 with the release of "A.I. Artificial Intelligence." The sci-fi film, set in a near future populated by conscious androids, was a project Spielberg took over from an ailing Stanley Kubrick, who passed on it when he felt Spielberg could do it better. In "A.I.," Spielberg's photography and editing were very different from the slick, adventure films and glossy prestige pictures he had become popular making. Now everything was hazy, staid, more deliberate. 

Although he had already won three Oscars (two for "Schindler's List" and one for "Saving Private Ryan") and was widely considered to be a reigning master of Hollywood's blockbuster class, Spielberg evolved. After 2001, Spielberg's career bifurcated into dispassionate effects-based thrillers wherein the filmmaker was merely experimenting, and deeply passionate political thrillers that used the politics of the past to reflect on issues of the day.

The official...

How do Hollywood creators forge massive universes for their characters? For Ronald D. Moore, executive producer of “For All Mankind” and “Outlander,” it all began with the question: What if the Russians landed on the moon first? From this starting point, “For All Mankind” was born. Moore and his team explored their alternate timeline, weaving cultural, societal, and political shifts with historical events, crafting a rich universe for the Apple+ TV series.

Diving deeper into the intricacies of world-building for Variety’s Sony FYC Showcase, Moore was joined on the “Building a Television Universe” panel by “For All Mankind” co-showrunners and exec producers Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, as well as Maril Davis, who serves as an exec producer on both “For All Mankind” and “Outlander.” Also on the panel: “Justified: City Primeval” co-showrunners and exec producers Michael Dinner and Dave Andron, as well as Sony Pictures TV drama development exec VP Andrew Plotkin.

Robert De Niro’s film legacy is being toasted for his 80th birthday in 2024.

During the annual Tribeca Festival, which will take place June 5 through 16, will be an inaugural De Niro Con celebration of the Oscar winner’s filmography. Auteurs Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and David O. Russell will revisit their collaborations with De Niro for panel discussions post-screenings, while De Niro’s former co-stars Christopher Walken, Billy Crystal, and more are set to add to the celebrations.

The three-day tribute will take place at Spring Studios from June 14 through 16. De Niro Con is powered by Webex Events, allowing fans to download an exclusive app to make the most of their Con experience.

Programming includes a screening series with 13 classic De Niro films, including the 50th anniversary of “Mean Streets,” live conversations with long-time collaborators, career-spanning exhibit “De Niro Is an Icon: An Exhibit & Immersive Film” with more than 300 curated...

Fans of light-hearted and fun action movies are having their day in the sun with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt‘s new action comedy film The Fall Guy. Loosely based on a 1980s TV series of the same name by Glen A. Larson and directed by Deadpool 2‘s David Leitch, the Universal Pictures film follows the story of Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who returns to work after taking a year-long break due to an injury. Colt’s latest gig is at a high-budget blockbuster sci-fi film directed by his ex-girlfriend who he still loves and when the main actor of her film disappears, Colt must find him and bring him back. If you loved all the death-defying stunts and Gosling and Blunt’s electric chemistry in The Fall Guy here are some similar movies you could watch next.

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A deserted road in the middle of the endless expanse of the American outback. Two opponents in hats face each other. Each is ready at a moment's notice to pull the trigger and send the enemy to the next world. Scenes like these take us back to a time when sheriffs and marshals were little different from criminals.

It's hard to imagine something like this in the 21st century, but Justified manages to tell the classic story of the Wild West in modern Kentucky in the most realistic and effective way possible. The premiere took place in 2010 and the finale was shown in 2015, but the series still deserves attention nine years after it ended.

Justified is not put on the same level as recognized masterpieces like The Sopranos or Breaking Bad, although at its best, this grandiose neo-western is no inferior to even the most popular TV series in history.

There are several directors in Hollywood whose names are considered legendary. You all know them and have seen their best movies, we have no doubt about that. But sometimes even the films of the legends can be overlooked for various reasons, and only devoted fans will end up appreciating them.

Here is a list of some hidden gems from big names in the world of cinema, handpicked by Reddit’s cinephiles.

1. Matchstick Men (2003)

Directed by Ridley Scott

Some viewers say they had no idea the movie was directed by Scott until they read about it. This comedy crime thriller follows two small-time crooks, Roy and Frank, and their criminal empire. Roy is a veteran of the con and Frank is his younger partner.

One day, however, their criminal business seems to be threatened by Roy's mental health problems. He decides to seek help by seeing a psychoanalyst, but he finds more than just help.

“I trust myself as a writer, I trust my process,” Quentin Tarantino declared onstage at the Adobe Max creative conference in 2016. “I never try to take anything out too soon. If I do, I realize it, and I put it back.” The acclaimed filmmaker added: “Not every film needs to be made. Not every movie should be made.”

And one of those movies that will not be made — as the world learned April 17 — is The Movie Critic, which was billed as Tarantino’s 10th and final film. The project initially focused on a writer working for a fictional porn magazine in the late 1970s and then it quietly evolved, amid a flurry of rewrites, into something resembling a spinoff of his ninth film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (with some potential meta twists, as we’ll explain later).

The decision came as quite a shock given the project was...

Walton Goggins appeared in several roles when he was in Georgia before he starred in the FX series The Shield, which was aired from 2002 to 2008. His next role was that of Boyd Crowder in the neo-Western crime drama TV series Justified, which aired for six seasons between 2010 and 2015.

Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch in Ant-Man and the Wasp

Goggins was praised for his role as Crowder in the series, but many might not know that the actor turned down the role not once but twice. He revealed the reason behind doing so in an interview, and it is nothing short of noble.

Walton Goggins on Why He Rejected Justified

Walton Goggins as Boyd Crowder in Justified

Based on Elmore Leonard’s novella, Justified is a crime drama series that follows US Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) whose unconventional measures to bring about justice land him back in the native part...

The Gentlemen is the latest entry into Guy Ritchie‘s chaotic and hilarious world of crime. The Netflix series is created by Ritchie himself and it is set in the world of Ritchie’s 2019 film of the same name. It follows the story of Eddie Horniman, who unexpectedly inherits the title of Duke and his father’s whole estate. Still, he is more surprised as what he doesn’t know is that his father was in cahoots with criminals, who were growing cannabis on their estate. Eddie decides that he wants to rid his family estate of all the weed plants and criminals, but before he can do that he might have to do some criminal things himself first. The Gentlemen stars Theo James in the lead roles with Kaya Scodelario, Daniel Ings, Vinnie Jones, Ruby Sear, Joely Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito, Alexis Rodney, and Harry Goodwins starring in supporting roles.

It’s not only a new month but a new year, which means it’s time to watch some new movies. January 2024 has several exciting films coming to streaming, from true-story survival tales to sci-fi dramas to straight-up feel-good movies. We’ve rounded up the best new movies streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Max, Hulu, Paramount+ and Peacock this month below. This guide is a curated list designed to help cut through the clutter and get you right to the good stuff. From bona fide new releases to great library titles that have freshly arrived on your favorite streaming services, there’s truly something for everyone.

Check out our list of the best new movies streaming in January 2024 below.

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One of Quentin Tarantino’s very best and most underappreciated films, “Jackie Brown” was the writer/director’s feverishly anticipated follow-up to “Pulp Fiction.” When it...

Actor Clint Eastwood helped make the Dirty Harry franchise one of the most iconic series of action films in cinema. But at one point Eastwood was looking for another action franchise to own.

Clint Eastwood wanted another ‘Dirty Harry’ franchise that he had more ownership of Clint Eastwood | Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images

Eastwood’s Dirty Harry series only helped further the actor’s legacy back in the day. But initially, he hoped to have another separate franchise as equally lucrative under his belt with a similar personality to Dirty Harry. In an attempt to replicate the film’s success, Eastwood allegedly went to famous writer Elmore Leonard for help. Apart from his novels, Leonard was also known for penning movies. He wrote features like Charles Bronson’s Mr. Majestyk, which was initially pitched to Eastwood. It was also inspired by his own book The Big Bounce.

“I took Mr.

Carla Gugino is amazing. From her early days co-starring with Pauly Shore in Son-In-Law to indies with her partner Sebastian Gutierrez, including Electra Luxx and Women in Trouble, Gugino has shirked the traditional path many Hollywood actresses have taken. The result is a career full of unique work on the big screen and small including work with filmmakers like Robert Rodriguez, Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game), Zack Snyder, Ridley Scott (American Gangster), and more. Her series work with Mike Flanagan has included an array of roles in The Haunting of Hill House and Bly Manor, as well as her recent turn in The Fall of the House of Usher, which garnered Gugino her first Critics Choice nomination for Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television.

Over her forty years on screen, starting way back in an episode of Webster when she was 17, Carla Gugino has brought an...

Ryan O’Neal, the boyish leading man who kicked off an extraordinary 1970s run in Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as the Harvard preppie Oliver in the legendary romantic tearjerker Love Story, has died. He was 82.

O’Neal died Friday, his son Patrick O’Neal, a sportscaster with Bally Sports West in Los Angeles, reported on Instagram. He had been diagnosed with chronic leukemia in 2001 and with prostate cancer in 2012.

“As a human being, my father was as generous as they come,” Patrick wrote. “And the funniest person in any room. And the most handsome clearly, but also the most charming. Lethal combo. He loved to make people laugh. It’s pretty much his goal. Didn’t matter the situation, if there was a joke to be found, he nailed it. He really wanted us laughing. And we did all laugh. Every time. We had fun. Fun in the sun.”

On the...

The short and shaggy tale of an aging hitman (Pierce Brosnan) who realizes it’s time to either get out of the game or die trying, Phillip Noyce’s “Fast Charlie” is the kind of movie you’ve seen a thousand times before. It was adapted from the 2003 Victor Gischler novel “Gun Monkeys,” which is the kind of book you’ve read a thousand times before. And yet, the difference here — the most crucial reason why this particular version of that well-weathered story is weirdly charming instead of trite — is that Noyce’s film treats its ultra-familiar tropes as more of a feature than a bug. They’re the lingua franca of a Southern-fried thriller set in the clogged drain at the bottom of the criminal underworld; a place that everybody talks about leaving, but nobody ever seems to escape. Not while they’re still breathing, anyway.

Most of these...

Bookie is a crime comedy-drama series created by Chuck Lorre and Nick Bakay. The Max series revolves around a veteran bookie, who is dreading the impending legalization of sports gambling but that is not the only problem he has. With increasingly unstable clients, incompetent co-workers, family, and a lifestyle too dangerous and unsteady. Bookie stars Sebastian Maniscalco in the lead role of Danny with Omar Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Jorge Garcia, and Charlie Sheen starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Max series here are some similar shows you could watch next.

Mr. Inbetween (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – FX

Synopsis: A charismatic, yet volatile hitman Ray Shoesmith must navigate his chilling business while also maintaining friendships, parental responsibilities and a fledgling romance in a narrative driven by dark humor and offbeat conversation. Written and starring the winner of the 2019 Best Actor Logie Scott Ryan. Directed and executive produced by Nash Edgerton,...

“It was really an attempt not to go back to what we’d done, not to reboot ‘Justified,’ but to kind of catapult Raylan into this world, into this other show, another series called ‘City Primeval.’ And we had a ball doing it,” remembers “Justified: City Primeval” showrunner Michael Dinner about revisiting the character of Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), the deputy US marshal last seen when “Justified” ended its original run eight years ago. We talked to Dinner as part of our “Meet the Experts” TV showrunners panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.

SEEJohn Lindley interview: ‘Justified: City Primeval’ cinematographer

“Justified” was based on Elmore Leonard‘s short story “Fire in the Hole.” “City Primeval” adapts a different Leonard work that didn’t originally feature the Raylan character but was adapted for TV as the next chapter in Raylan’s life and career. It takes Raylan out of his...

After the debacle that was Batman & Robin, George Clooney needed to find the kind of role that would rehabilitate his reputation as an actor. He found it in Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight, a crime comedy adapted from a novel by Elmore Leonard. In Out of Sight, Clooney led an outstanding ensemble cast that included Jennifer Lopez, Don Cheadle, Catherine Keener, Albert Brooks, Ving Rhames, Nancy Allen, and Dennis Farina. It turned out to be a good career move for Clooney — the movie got fantastic reviews and, although it wasn’t a huge box-office hit at the time, has become a cult classic over the years. When Out of Sight was released in 1998, Clooney walked us through the process that resulted in him starring in the film. (Click on the media bar below to hear George Clooney) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/George_Clooney_Out_Of_sight...

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A neo-Western that premiered on March 16, 2010, Justified is about a man outside of time: Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, who metes out frontier justice (i.e. shoots folks at the drop of his very large hat) despite his temporal position in Obama’s America. Elmore Leonard made his bones writing (lots of) Westerns in the ’50s and, even after branching out into the super-cool super-bare crime novels he became famous for starting with The Big Bounce (1969), continued to dip into the genre; his 2001 long short story “Fire in the Hole,” […]

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A neo-Western that premiered on March 16, 2010, Justified is about a man outside of time: Deputy US Marshal Raylan Givens, who metes out frontier justice (i.e. shoots folks at the drop of his very large hat) despite his temporal position in Obama’s America. Elmore Leonard made his bones writing (lots of) Westerns in the ’50s and, even after branching out into the super-cool super-bare crime novels he became famous for starting with The Big Bounce (1969), continued to dip into the genre; his 2001 long short story “Fire in the Hole,” […]

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Spoilers for Justified: City Primeval. Timothy Olyphant returned as Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens for a new Justified series based on Elmore Leonard’s crime novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit. While the story of Justified: City Primeval was largely self-contained, it did leave a pretty big door open for a possible season 2 featuring the return of a fan-favourite character.

In the closing moments of the Justified: City Primeval finale, we catch up with none other than Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), who is able to escape from prison after faking an illness and seducing a guard. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Justified: City Primeval showrunners Michael Dinner and Dave Andron were asked if this meant that a second season was in the works.

“Everybody would like to, but it’s up to the network,” Dinner said. “Because it’s not about City Primeval, we would only want to...

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This week marks the 20th anniversary of Kill Bill: Vol. 1, which has us wondering about all those rumors of potential sequels and continuations that have been floating around ever since the saga seemingly concluded in Kill Bill: Vol. 2. If...

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Almost 30 years later, Tarantino has refused to give his fans what they think they want -- which is odd since he's the one who's filled their heads with the potential of sequels and spinoffs to his first two movies. But Tarantino, who has worked steadily if not prolifically over 31 years (nine movies with his tenth and apparently final feature coming in "The Movie Critic...

Quentin Tarantino has been very vocal about not wanting to direct movies as an old man, which explains the director’s upcoming retirement. But the director also felt he got his old-man movie out the way when he was still a young filmmaker.

Why Quentin Tarantino considered this film his ‘old-man’ movie Quentin Tarantino | Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images

Tarantino has delivered a variety of movies to the big screen, some taking place in different time periods and genres entirely. Many of his films usually depict some level of strong violence that occasionally even stir up controversies.

But Jackie Brown was a Tarantino movie that took a different approach to the filmmaker’s usual work. Because of this, some critics saw the Elmore Leonard adaptation as a sign of Tarantino maturing.

However, when Tarantino reverted back to his more familiar style with subsequent films, this generated criticism that he was regressing.

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John Joseph Travolta, a household name in Hollywood, shot to fame as an American actor in the vibrant 1970s. Born on February 18, 1954, his career in showbiz has been awe-inspiring. Starting on TV, he won many fans with his magnetic role in “Welcome Back, Kotter” from 1975 to 1979.

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But it was in movies that Travolta started to shine. In this blog post, we’ll journey through the highlights of his stellar career, looking at how he rose to stardom and his memorable roles.

10 ‘Bolt’ (2008)

IMDb: 6.8/10 222K | Popularity: 3073 | Metascore: 67

Duration: 1h 36m | Genres: Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Director: Chris Williams, Byron Howard

Cast: John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essman

Debuted in 2008, ‘Bolt’ shines as a touching computer-animated comedy adventure from Walt Disney Animation Studios. The film highlights a standout cast, with John Travolta voicing the lead character Bolt and contributions from Miley Cyrus,...

Longtime Justified fans nearly got another blast from Raylan Givens’ storied past when watching FX’s City Primeval limited series. (Full Justified: City Primeval spoilers follow!)

To recap that which co-showrunner Michael Dinner shared with TVLine earlier this week: The original intention was to do a straight adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s crime novel City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, with Detroit police detective Raymond Cruz at the center. But when franchise lead Timothy Olyphant got to mulling a City Primeval series with feature film director Quentin Tarantino, while on the set of Once Upon a time in Hollywood, they...

This post contains spoilers for the finale of "Justified: City Primeval."

When "Justified: City Primeval" signed off last night, the limited series finale was expected to be the final word on Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant). After all, fans of the straight-shooting, contemplative modern cowboy got six seasons with the character, plus a surprise bonus in the form of the revival series -- an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard story that didn't originally feature Raylan. And isn't that enough? Wouldn't it be greedy for us to ask for more time in this stylish, thrilling world?

Not according to the show itself. In an exhilarating surprise epilogue, "Justified: City Primeval" ended with a fantastic cliffhanger, bringing crime kingpin (and Raylan's ex-friend) Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) back into the fray in typical over-the-top fashion and putting an immediate question mark on the end of Raylan's early retirement. The final scene,...