Jackie Brown (1997)
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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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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 December 1997 |
| Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Starring | Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson and Robert De Niro |
| Runtime | 154 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.5/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 88% · Metacritic 62/100 · IMDb 7.5/10 · TMDB users 7.4/10 |
| Budget | $12 million |
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| Canada | Fubo |
| Chad | Prime Video |
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| Egypt | Prime Video E£29 |
| Finland | Prime Video €6.99, Viaplay €13.99 |
| France | Max €10.99 |
| Germany | Prime Video €8.99 |
| Hong Kong | Prime Video HK$70 |
| Indonesia | Prime Video Rp59000 |
| Iraq | Prime Video |
| Japan | Prime Video ¥600 JPY, U-NEXT ¥2189 JPY |
| Jordan | Prime Video |
| Kuwait | Prime Video |
| Lebanon | Prime Video |
| Libya | Prime Video |
| Liechtenstein | Prime Video |
| Luxembourg | Prime Video €8.99 |
| Malaysia | Prime Video RM25.00 |
| Monaco | Max |
| Morocco | Prime Video |
| Norway | Prime Video 79 kr NOK, Viaplay 169 kr NOK |
| Oman | Prime Video |
| Palestinian Territories | Prime Video |
| Philippines | Prime Video ₱149 |
| Portugal | Filmin |
| Qatar | Prime Video QR16.00 |
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| Singapore | Prime Video $4.99 SGD |
| Spain | Filmin €9.99 |
| Sweden | Prime Video 69 kr SEK, Viaplay 169 kr SEK |
| Switzerland | Prime Video CHF8.90 |
| Taiwan | Prime Video NT$290 |
| Thailand | Prime Video ฿149 |
| Tunisia | Prime Video |
| United Arab Emirates | Prime Video AED16.00 |
| Yemen | Prime Video |
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What kind of watch this is
Jackie Brown runs 154 minutes. That is a long time to sit through a flight attendant deciding whether to trust a bail bondsman or a gunrunner. Tarantino directs it with a patience that feels almost insulting until the third act flips the script. The movie does not rush to its climax. It lets the dialogue breathe until the audience realizes the tension is coming from the characters’ egos, not the action. It is a crime thriller that plays like a chess match played in a small airport terminal. The stakes are high, but the pacing is deliberately low.
What the critics said
Critics warmed up to it. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 88% approval rating based on 97 reviews, with an average score of 7.60 out of 10. Metacritic lands on 64 out of 100, a figure the site files under generally favorable. Roger Ebert gave it 4 stars, noting that Tarantino gives characters dialogue that is alive and authentic. Mark Kermode calls it his favorite Tarantino film, which is a high bar to clear, and a slightly odd one to clear.
How it did with audiences
The film cost $12 million and took in $72 million. It opened at $9.3 million, landing fifth at the box office. On TMDB, users rate it 7.4 out of 10. IMDb, reporting in February 2026, puts the weighted average at 7.5/10.
What came next for the cast
Samuel L. Jackson arrived with the momentum of Pulp Fiction and Jurassic Park. He left with The Avengers and Django Unchained. Robert De Niro carried the weight of GoodFellas into Joker and Silver Linings Playbook. Bridget Fonda moved from Army of Darkness to Kiss of the Dragon. The trajectory is not a straight line. It is a set of choices made across the years. The films did not cause the shifts. They happened alongside them.
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Sources
- Jackie Brown on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
- Wikidata Q431252 — review scores, box office and awards (CC0)
- “Jackie Brown” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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