Pulp Fiction currently beats Inglourious Basterds 58–42
The career-defining film edges out the revisionist history — Tarantino's peak holds.
The Verdict Decade Duel
This matchup has 19 votes — still early. The picture may shift as more people weigh in.
Pulp Fiction rewired what independent cinema could be — the nonlinear structure, the pop-culture dialogue, the ensemble cast delivering Tarantino's words with the rhythm of musicians sight-reading jazz. Basterds rewired what Tarantino himself could be: a director willing to use genre violence as historical fantasy, burning down a cinema to kill Hitler. Both films mark turning points. The lead says the first turning point carries more weight than the second. Pulp Fiction opened a door. Basterds walked through a door Pulp Fiction opened. The opening is the harder achievement, and voters are crediting the opening.
The Numbers
| Pulp Fiction | Inglourious Basterds | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 58% | 42% |
| Overall Win Rate | 57% | 52% |
| Championships | 38 | 6 |
| Budget | $8M | $70M |
| Box Office | $214M | $321M |
Where This Matchup Sits
When facing other films on the platform, Pulp Fiction handles Kill Bill: Vol. 1 without much trouble — but Inglourious Basterds doesn't. That shared opponent is one of the clearest places where these two films diverge.
Inglourious Basterds outgrossed Pulp Fiction by a wide margin ($321M to $214M). Voters here see it differently — Pulp Fiction wins when they're placed side by side.
It takes 1.2s to choose Inglourious Basterds vs 0.8s for Pulp Fiction. Slower doesn't mean weaker — it can mean more deliberate, more personal, harder to explain.
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