Inglourious Basterds

2009 • 152 minutes
4.5
5.27K reviews
89%
Tomatometer
R
Rating
Eligible
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In the first year of the German occupation of France, Shosanna Dreyfus (Melanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema. Elsewhere in Europe, lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish American soldiers to perform swift, shocking acts of retribution. Later known to their enemy as "the basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of the Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquis, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own.... Employing pulp and propaganda in equal measure, Quentin Tarantino's INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS weaves together infamous, oppressed, real and larger-than-life the stories of WWII.
Rating
R

Ratings and reviews

4.5
5.27K reviews
lindsey
November 19, 2014
Sure who wouldn't like to see some Nazi sons of chickens die? I wanted to, that's why I rented it lol. But honestly I was bored the entire time. I USUALLY make myself watch a movie if I paid for it..but this one I cut off in the last 30 minutes. I should have watched all of it since I put so much time into it..but I just couldn't do it anymore. According to most of the reviews, a lot of people like this movie. It was just dumb to me. I just couldn't make myself care. But maybe it's just not for everyone.
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Freedom Warrior
June 10, 2021
I went into this knowing what to expect. It's not real. It's not historical accurate. It's really meant for entertainment and possibly Tarantino's hidden message or twisted story lines that are just odd. That said, i got a couple laughs "a river-dare-chi" texan accent haha. Or i want my nazi scalps, im gonna get my nazi scalps" haha. The action scenes were intense. I was entertained.
L Hilfer
August 23, 2016
Betrays the fact that millions of American, Russian, English, and French men had to fight tooth and nail and ultimately died to stop Germany. This movie is a dishonor to an entire generation of people. Save your money and watch Valkyrie about Claus von Stauffenberg who actually stood up to AH.