The Hateful Eight (2015)
No one comes up here without a damn good reason.
Bounty hunters seek shelter from a raging blizzard and get caught up in a plot of betrayal and deception.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 25 December 2015 |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Western |
| Director | Quentin Tarantino |
| Starring | Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| Runtime | 188 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 7.3/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 74% · Metacritic 68/100 · TMDB users 7.8/10 |
| Budget | $44 million |
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What kind of watch this is
The Hateful Eight is a 2015 Drama, Mystery, and Western that traps its characters in a cabin during a blizzard, forcing a game of cat and mouse that bleeds into murder. Quentin Tarantino directs a 188-minute standoff where trust is the first thing to freeze over. Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, and Jennifer Jason Leigh navigate a plot of betrayal that tightens with every passing minute. It is a slow-burn mystery that never lets you relax your grip on the armrest. The tagline warns that no one comes up here without a damn good reason, and by the end, you’ll wonder if that reason was survival or just spite.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes holds a 74% Tomatometer score as of May 2025. That sits alongside a 7.3/10 average from rated reviews, a figure the site reported in October 2021. Metacritic weighs in with a 68/100 Metascore as of July 2025. The numbers cluster in that sturdy, favorable range. No major dissent is recorded in the facts provided. It is a verdict that settles comfortably.
How it did with audiences
It cost $44 million and grossed $156 million worldwide. That is a solid return, though the math gets trickier when you count the $161.2 million total. On TMDB, users rate it 7.8 out of 10. It opened limited on Christmas Day, then went wide.
What came next for the cast
Samuel L. Jackson moved from Pulp Fiction to a wave of Marvel blockbusters. Kurt Russell stepped from The Thing into Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The credits list these shifts, but they cannot prove the film caused them. Jennifer Jason Leigh traded Road to Perdition for Annihilation, while Walton Goggins went from Django Unchained to Ant-Man and the Wasp. Each actor kept working, just in different genres. The timeline shows what followed, not why. It is a simple list of dates and titles.
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Sources
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