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Django Unchained
2012 165 min United States of America R 18+
★8.9
Drama, Western
Director: Quentin Tarantino
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Description
With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
Budget:
$100M
US Gross:
$162.81M
Worldwide:
$425.37M
Starring
Jamie Foxx
Actor
Christoph Waltz
Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio
Actor
Awards
BAFTA 2013
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2013
— Best Screenplay
BAFTA 2013
— Best Original Screenplay
BAFTA 2013
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2013
— Best Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Action/Adventure Film
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best Fight
Academy Awards 2013
— Best Sound Editing
BAFTA 2013
— Best Original Screenplay
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Screenplay
Georges Awards 2014
— Best Foreign Action Film
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Costume Design
Golden Globe 2013
— Best Director
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best Villain
Academy Awards 2013
— Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best Kiss
Academy Awards 2013
— Best Screenplay
Academy Awards 2013
— Best Picture
Georges Awards 2014
— Best Foreign-Language Comedy
Saturn Awards 2013
— Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe 2013
— Best Supporting Actor
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Most Outrageous Scene
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best Actor
BAFTA 2013
— Best Director
BAFTA 2013
— Best Sound
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best Picture
MTV Movie & TV Awards 2013
— Best On-Screen Duo
BAFTA 2013
— Best Film Editing
Key opinion
Django Unchained is widely regarded as a masterful, stylized fusion of Western tropes and biting social commentary, driven by standout ensemble performances. While some viewers criticize its excessive length and hyper-violent climax as self-indulgent, most agree that Tarantino’s trademark wit and visual precision make it a significant, albeit divisive, cinematic achievement.
| Acting | Christoph Waltz delivers a flawless, Oscar-winning performance characterized by precise, witty, and deeply developed character work. | |
| Cinematography | The cinematography is consistently lauded for its vivid visuals, meticulous framing, and successful homage to classic Western aesthetics. | |
| Score | The soundtrack skillfully blends traditional genre music with modern rap to create a unique and effective audio experience. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is praised for its razor-sharp, comic, and twisty dialogue, though some critics argue it relies too heavily on past genre references. | |
| Pacing | The film's three-hour runtime and graphic, blood-soaked ending are seen by some as essential stylistic hallmarks, while others find them exhausting and narratively excessive. |