What is the iRankMovies score for Pulp Fiction?

Name: Pulp Fiction
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Genre: comedy, crime, thriller
Released: 1994
Duration: 2 h 34 min
Rating: 8.8

Pulp Fiction has an iRankMovies score of 90/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Pulp Fiction (1994)

You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction.

Release:1994

Runtime:2h 34m

Country:United States

Director:Quentin Tarantino

Language:English

Genre

ComedyCrimeThriller

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Keywords

Drug DealerDrug CrimeGangster Dark ComedyStolen MoneyCrime BossredemptionLos Angeles California

iRank90

Pulp Fiction rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb8.8/10· 2.4M votes

Rotten Tomatoes92%

Metacritic95%

TMDb8.484/10· 30K votes

With 92% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 8.8/10 on IMDb and 95/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been very positive.

About Pulp Fiction

A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that ingeniously trip back and forth in time.

Cast of Pulp Fiction

John Travolta
as Vincent Vega
Samuel L. Jackson
as Jules Winnfield
Uma Thurman
as Mia Wallace
Bruce Willis
as Butch Coolidge
Ving Rhames
as Marsellus Wallace
Harvey Keitel
as The Wolf
Eric Stoltz
as Lance
Tim Roth
as Pumpkin
Amanda Plummer
as Honey Bunny
Maria de Medeiros
as Fabienne
Quentin Tarantino
as Jimmie Dimmick
Christopher Walken
as Captain Koons

Pulp Fiction facts

Budget: $8M
Box office: $213.9M

Our take on Pulp Fiction

Tarantino's 1994 game-changer braids three Los Angeles crime stories out of order, turning hit men, a boxer and a mobster's wife into pop-culture legend through electric dialogue and needle-drop cool. Violent, funny and endlessly quotable, it rewired American cinema. If its non-linear bravado and motormouth swagger hooked you, seek out talky, stylish crime films that treat structure as a toy and conversation as a weapon.

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Non-linear narrative structure revolutionizes storytelling conventions with witty effectiveness
•Sharp dialogue crackles with authentic vernacular and darkly comedic verbal sparring
•Ensemble cast embodies distinct criminal archetypes with memorable charismatic performances

What the audience disliked

•Casual violence and graphic content feel exploitative overshadowing narrative achievements
•Fragmented timeline occasionally undermines character investment and emotional consequences