Jackie Brown (1997)

Jackie Brown rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb7.5/10· 400K votes

Rotten Tomatoes88%

Metacritic62%

TMDb7.357/10· 7K votes

With 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 7.5/10 on IMDb and 62/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown is a flight attendant who gets caught in the middle of smuggling cash into the country for her gunrunner boss. When the cops try to use Jackie to get to her boss, she hatches a plan — with help from a bail bondsman — to keep the money for herself.

Cast of Jackie Brown

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  Pam Grier

  as Jackie Brown

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  Samuel L. Jackson

  as Ordell Robbie

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  Robert De Niro

  as Louis Gara

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  Bridget Fonda

  as Melanie Ralston

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  Michael Keaton

  as Ray Nicolette

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  Robert Forster

  as Max Cherry

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  Michael Bowen

  as Mark Dargus

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  Chris Tucker

  as Beaumont Livingston

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  LisaGay Hamilton

  as Sheronda

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  Tommy Lister Jr.

  as Winston

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  Hattie Winston

  as Simone

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  Sid Haig

  as Judge

Jackie Brown facts

Budget

$12M

Box office

$74.7M

Our take on Jackie Brown

Quentin Tarantino trades pulp fireworks for something patient and grown-up here, following a flight attendant who's smuggling cash for a gunrunner and finds herself squeezed between the police and her dangerous boss. With a bail bondsman's quiet help, she plots to walk away with the money herself. It's a crime thriller built on double-crosses and slow-burning tension rather than shootouts, marked by long conversations, soulful music and characters allowed to breathe. Viewers who love Tarantino's dialogue but want a mellower, more character-driven register than his flashier work will find plenty to savor. Best for those who enjoy heist-style scheming, moral gray zones and 1990s cool.