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Reservoir Dogs

1992 · Movie · 99 min

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Scores

  • IMDb8.3/10as of 2026-02-22
  • Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer90%as of 2022-11-29
  • Rotten Tomatoes average8.9/10as of 2021-10-05
  • Metacritic81/100as of 2025-06-16

What it is

Reservoir Dogs is a 1992 American heist film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino in his feature-length directorial debut. It stars Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Chris Penn, Steve Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Michael Madsen, Tarantino, and Edward Bunker as diamond thieves whose heist of a jewelry store goes terribly wrong. Kirk Baltz, Randy Brooks, and Steven Wright also play supporting roles.

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Genres
Crime / Thriller / Drama / Action / Adventure / Mystery / Comedy
Original language
English

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