Jackie Brown
Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown

1997Movie154 minEnglish

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.

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IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic74/100
Google Users88%
Director: Quentin TarantinoGenres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary

A free-spirited flight attendant finds herself in trouble when she's caught smuggling money for a gun dealer. Facing a choice between jail time or working with the dealer's associate to double-cross him, she devises a risky plan to keep the money and her freedom. The film follows her elaborate scheme as she navigates a dangerous game of trust and deception.

Critical Reception

Jackie Brown was met with generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its stylish direction, strong performances, and Tarantino's unique dialogue. While some found its pacing slower than his previous works, many appreciated its mature tone and character-driven narrative. Audiences were also receptive, enjoying the sophisticated crime story and the return of Pam Grier to leading roles.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its mature storytelling and Tarantino's signature dialogue.
  • Applauded for the stellar performances, particularly from Pam Grier and Robert Forster.
  • Seen as a more character-focused and less frenetic film compared to Tarantino's earlier work.

Google audience: Google users largely appreciated 'Jackie Brown' for its compelling characters, sharp dialogue, and intriguing plot. Many viewers highlighted the strong performances, especially those of Pam Grier and Samuel L. Jackson, and enjoyed the film's more deliberate pacing and crime-thriller elements.

Awards & Accolades

Robert Forster was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Samuel L. Jackson for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Pam Grier received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama.

Fun Fact

The film is based on Elmore Leonard's 1992 novel 'Rum Punch,' but Tarantino made significant changes to the characters and plot, most notably aging up the protagonist from her late 20s to her mid-50s to cast Pam Grier in the lead role.

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badelf

badelf

Jackie Brown (1997) Directed by Quentin Tarantino Quentin Tarantino could have spent his career chasing the adrenaline rush of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, refining his trademark violence and verbal pyrotechnics into a formula. In...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

Samuel L. Jackson really steals the show here as the petty criminal "Ordell". He sells guns - gradually accumulating a small fortune which he smuggles in from Mexico using the services of the eponymous air stewardess (Pam Grier). When his w...
r96sk

r96sk

Outstanding, no two ways about it. <em>'Jackie Brown'</em> makes for a great watch, I personally found the pacing excellent; which is obviously important for a 2hr 30min+ production. The cast knock it out the park, while the story is riv...
John Chard

John Chard

Booyah! Coming as it did after critical darlings "Reservoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction", it's perhaps not surprising that Quentin Tarantino's next film failed to - at the time - scale those giddy heights. Yet on reflection these days, when ...
Eky

Eky

Quentin Tarantino, a genius who brought us Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs returned with Jackie Brown, a tale of deception in the world of drugs-smuggling business. Heavily inspired by the 1970’s blaxploitation flicks, it tells the story of...