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Spoiler-free premise

In Nazi-occupied France, Jewish-American soldiers wage a terror campaign while a cinema owner prepares her own act of resistance.

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In Nazi-occupied France, Jewish-American soldiers led by Aldo Raine conduct a campaign against German forces. Their mission converges with cinema owner Shosanna Dreyfus's private plan when Joseph Goebbels chooses her Paris theater for a propaganda premiere.

Why it belongs

Tarantino constructs wartime apprehension from language, performance, and delayed recognition, then makes the cinema itself the arena where history is rewritten.

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Christoph Waltz's courteous menace and shifting languages make performance itself the central weapon. Tarantino organizes the film around extended conversations whose language, accents, gestures, and hidden identities can become lethal.

Major award record

Metadata only · zero points in 40/40/20
Academy Awards1 win2010 · official ceremony record ↗
Actor in a Supporting Role2010 · Christoph Waltzofficial ceremony record ↗
Golden Globes1 win2010 · official film record ↗
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in any Motion Picture2010 · Christoph Waltzofficial film record ↗
BAFTA1 win2010 · official BAFTA 2010 Film Awards results ↗
Supporting Actor2010 · Christoph Waltzofficial BAFTA 2010 Film Awards results ↗
Cannes1 win2009 · official festival record ↗
Award for Best Actor2009 · Christoph WALTZofficial festival record ↗

Totals include every recorded competitive win. Only Picture or top-film honors, Direction, Screenplay, and lead or supporting performances are named.

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Sight & Sound—IMDb Top 25070AFI 100—
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Great Cinema Master List scores

Greatness9.0
Engagement9.7
Ease9.1

English · R
Narrative Feature
Mood: Exhilarating & Gripping