Inglourious Basterds

In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt. Aldo Raine soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

Wuchak2018-07-26T20:08:07.815Z

8/10

Refreshingly different alternative WW2 drama/adventure

RELEASED IN 2009 and directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" takes place during the German occupation of France in WW2 and revolves around a ruthless “Jew Hunter” Nazi (Christoph Waltz), a bea...

JPV8522021-09-30T20:25:01.109Z

9/10

Second time seeing this since it was released on Blu-ray in 2009 and still is a solid war-thriller with Tarantino's flair with dialogue and of course, feet. But seriously, despite being 2.5 hours, the time flew by thanks to the brisk pace and great performances from all...

AstroNoud2022-02-26T21:03:41.850Z

8/10

It's obviously Tarantino, creating tension with long dialogues and containing short bursts of violence, although some scenes could have been shortened or omitted. Great to see the lineup of French and German actors, where the terrific Waltz takes the cake.

8/10

rsanek2024-04-23T20:58:39.544Z

9/10

Another banger from Tarantino. Christoph Waltz is such an amazing actor in this one.

certifiedcritic2026-04-07T02:38:49.089Z

8/10

This is a very good historical movie renacting ww2 when germans occupied europe.

The comedic moments were a bit drawn out, I guess it was funny during the times of production, and the scalping was unnecessary and adds no relevance

Other than that, excellent movie

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