Inglourious Basterds
2009 | 153 min | Drama, Thriller, War
Why it’s a Friday Night Flick
Audiences adore it (8.2/10), it won an Oscar, people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (89%). Make plans for this one.
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In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
89% on Rotten Tomatoes, 69 on Metacritic
- AudiencesVery strong
8.2/10 from 25K viewers
- AwardsVery strong
3 wins, 7 other nominations — won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$321 million worldwide on a $70 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
2.1 million Wikipedia readers in the past year
Where to watch in US
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Cast & crew
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Brad PittLT. Aldo Raine
- Mélanie LaurentShosanna
- Christoph WaltzCOL. Hans Landa
- Eli RothSGT. Donny Donowitz
- Michael FassbenderLT. Archie Hicox
- Diane KrugerBridget von Hammersmark
- Daniel BrühlFredrick Zoller
- Til SchweigerSGT. Hugo Stiglitz
- Gedeon BurkhardCPL. Wilhelm Wicki
- Jacky IdoMarcel