Grindhouse
Seen it?2007 | 191 min | Thriller, Action, Horror
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It earned strong reviews (84% on Rotten Tomatoes) and it's still drawing plenty of interest. A strong pick for the weekend.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and action fans. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 3 hr 11 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
- It's long: 3 hr 11 min.
Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsStrong
84% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$67 million worldwide on a $60 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 348K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
- Kurt RussellStuntman Mike (segment "Death Proof")
- Rose McGowanPam (segment "Death Proof") / Cherry (segment "Planet Terror")
- Zoë BellHerself (segment "Death Proof")
- Freddy RodríguezWray (segment "Planet Terror")
- Rosario DawsonAbernathy (segment "Death Proof")
- Marley SheltonDr. Dakota Block (McGraw) (segment "Death Proof") / Dakota (segment "Planet Terror")
- Vanessa FerlitoButterfly (segment "Death Proof")
- Josh BrolinBlock (segment "Planet Terror")
- Sydney Tamiia PoitierJungle Julia (segment "Death Proof")
- Jeff FaheyJT (segment "Planet Terror")